Peter van Dijk([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.04.13 10:23:26 +0000:
> I have a central box that generates all configfiles and puts them in a
> directory called /conf/mail on a NetApp fileserver, from which all
> qmail boxes copy their configuration periodically.
>
> Make sure you copy stuff to tmpfiles and then move 'm (also when
> generating files to go into /conf/mail). Especially over
> NFS, doing it any different is guaranteed trouble.
in several projects i used rsync[1] over ssh (openssh[2]) for distributing
configuration between machines (push updates).
rsync does a great job, supporting incremental/differential updates and
moving the files in place after they have been transmitted and verified.
happy easter
/k
links:
[1] http://rsync.samba.org/
[2] http://www.openssh.com/
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