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diff --git a/doc/client/paranoid.txt b/doc/client/paranoid.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 8f50c550d..000000000 --- a/doc/client/paranoid.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -.. -*- mode: rst -*- - -.. _client-paranoid: - -============= -Paranoid Mode -============= - -What is paranoid mode? -====================== - -Paranoid mode creates a backup of a local configuration file before -Bcfg2 replaces the file. This allows for easier recovery by the local -administrator. - -How do I use it? -================ - -#. In the Bcfg2 repository, put `paranoid='true'` in the ``info.xml`` - file. -#. On the client, create ``/var/cache/bcfg2`` (or specify an alternate - path in the [paranoid] section of /etc/bcfg2). -#. On the client, run `bcfg2` with the `-P` option (alternatively, you - can set *paranoid* to *true* in the **[client]** section of - ``bcfg2.conf``). - -This will save a copy of the replaced file in ``/var/cache/bcfg2``, -but it'll be named as the path to the file with /'s replaced -by _'s. For example, the old ``/etc/hosts`` will be named -``/var/cache/bcfg2/etc_hosts``. - -Extra configuration -=================== - -Here is an example of how to use the extra paranoid features available -in 1.0. For the following section in bcfg2.conf:: - - [paranoid] - path = /my/custom/backup/path - max_copies = 5 - -You will have the file backups store in ``/my/custom/backup/path``. This -will also keep the five most recent backups of files. |