Etckeeper

Install

• apt-get install git etckeeper

ssh key to the git server

• ssh-copy-id git@caprica

Config

• /etc/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf

VCS="git"
GIT_COMMIT_OPTIONS=""
HG_COMMIT_OPTIONS=""
BZR_COMMIT_OPTIONS=""
DARCS_COMMIT_OPTIONS="-a"
AVOID_DAILY_AUTOCOMMITS=1
AVOID_COMMIT_BEFORE_INSTALL=1
HIGHLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER=apt
LOWLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER=dpkg
PUSH_REMOTE="origin"

folgende Befehle ausfuehren (ohne Email kommt es zu einem fatal error)

git config user.name "Test User"
git config user.email "tktest@example.com"

Initialize etckeeper

• cd /etc
• etckeeper init
• git remote add origin git@HOSTNAME:REPONAME
• etckeeper commit "Initial commit." (ACHTUNG: DIESEN BEFEHL NUR EINMALIG UND ZWAR BEI DER INITIALISIERUNG AUSFUEHREN.)
• git push -u origin master

Handling

• echo 8.8.4.4 google2 >> /etc/hosts
• git commit -a -m hosts
• git push

Links

• https://www.thomas-krenn.com/de/wiki/Etc-Verzeichnis_mit_etckeeper_versionieren
• https://coderwall.com/p/v1agsg/installing-etckeeper-to-store-config-with-autopush-to-git-in-ubuntu-14-04-lts