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Re: [cobalt-users] backing up conf files



on 8-28-01 9:51 AM, Dan Kriwitsky at webhosting@xxxxxxxxx was reported to
have made a statement that said this:

>> I was wondering if it would be a good idea to backup the apache
>> conf files
>> several times a day using cron, if there's any way to backup the
>> conf files
>> automatically when editing them with pico, or if there's something wrong
>> with doing this.
>> 
> 
> I don't know why you would need to back them up at all unless you are
> editing them. Then all you do is:
> cp httpd.conf httpd.conf.old before you edit it. If you're adding anything
> to httpd.conf, you might think about using an include instead of editing the
> actual file. Just search the archives for include.conf.
> --
> Dan Kriwitsky
> 
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Dan,
I too am interested in include.conf. Took your advise, and I see that you
are on the first 10 posts saying, look in the archives for include.conf. How
does this help me. Feels like a bad dream on a merry go round:)
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Thank you,
David E Thurman
Web Presence Group
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dthurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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