<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /></head><body><div>We setup rancid and, more specifically Git, to automatically push the local repo commit by rancid to the remote repo. This eliminates having to mount filesystems and gives you a nice backup. 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If you received this e-mail in error, please delete it from your system and notify sender.</td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div>-----Original Message-----<br />From: Rancid-discuss <rancid-discuss-bounces@shrubbery.net> on behalf of heasley <heas@shrubbery.net><br />Date: Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 10:34 AM<br />To: Doug Hughes <doug.hughes@keystonenap.com><br />Cc: "rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net" <rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net><br />Subject: Re: [rancid] Rancid - Changing Config Backup Directory<br /><br />Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 01:16:43PM -0400, Doug Hughes:<br />> Any reason you don't just have a regular process that clones your<br />> version control repository? (whether it's svn or cvs or git, it makes no<br />> difference, per se)<br />> <br />> Once you set it up, you just automate the synchronization process.<br /><br />only "clone"ing in git retains your history (ie: is complete). which is<br />why i suggested switching.<br /><br />_______________________________________________<br />Rancid-discuss mailing list<br />Rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net<br />https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.shrubbery.net%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2francid-discuss&c=E,1,QNZM_M0-PNNFhDRUF27PmPUeWohe0xKxI1k8LqqOYPhPlUc7TqZXE26CxwPyE2Jpu27DyhjCLoXAvRWSi0CYjKihQIzwo3S2zxk35fM0Ln4XbnkJPPOP0ZY,&typo=1<br /><br /></div></body></html>