[rancid] Re: Historical logs

Thu Mar 13 13:56:57 UTC 2008

I recommend you take a look at
http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch1_:_Ne
twork_Backups_With_Rancid
<http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch1_:_N
etwork_Backups_With_Rancid> 

It doesn't look like you have done the cvs checkout yet, so rancid is
not fully configured.  Take a look at step 5 in the "Initial Rancid
Configuration" section.  You might want to run through the other areas
in this doc in case you have missed anything else.

Mike

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From: rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net
[mailto:rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Steve Ousley
Sent: 13 March 2008 13:45
To: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
Subject: [rancid] Re: Historical logs

As a further not to this, I notice this in the logs: 

starting: Thu Mar 13 13:44:21 GMT 2008

cvs status: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or
directory

cvs status: use `cvs add' to create an entry for `xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'

cvs add: in directory `.':

cvs [add aborted]: there is no version here; do `cvs checkout' first

CVS added missing router xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Trying to get all of the configs.

All routers sucessfully completed.

cvs diff: in directory .:

cvs [diff aborted]: there is no version here; run 'cvs checkout' first

cvs commit: in directory .:

cvs [commit aborted]: there is no version here; run 'cvs checkout' first

ending: Thu Mar 13 13:44:32 GMT 2008

I guess this will be why it cannot put the stuff in CVS, however I
cannot work out where the CVS/Entries file needs to go, I have tried
putting it in the same folder as "CVSROOT", to no avail.

Any help much appreciated.

Steve

From: rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net
[mailto:rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Steve Ousley
Sent: 13 March 2008 12:32
To: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
Subject: [rancid] Re: Historical logs

Hi, this is great.  I have installed this on my machine, but when I go
to http://server/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ I just see the folder CVSROOT/ and in
there I do not see any of the files that have been downloaded.  Is there
a setting somewhere that I need to enable to ensure that this goes into
CVS?

Steve

From: rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net
[mailto:rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Skinner,
Michael
Sent: 13 March 2008 11:31
To: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
Subject: [rancid] Re: Historical logs

You can generate any given previous configuration from the CVS
repository.  Rather than doing this via command line you may wish to
install the excellent CVSweb on your rancid box:
http://www.freebsd.org/projects/cvsweb.html  This will allow you to
browse through config changes over time, produce graphical diff's, and
download old configs.

It really does bring rancid to life!

Mike

________________________________

From: rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net
[mailto:rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Steve Ousley
Sent: 13 March 2008 10:20
To: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
Subject: [rancid] Historical logs

Hi

I have just installed RANCID on my machine, and have it collecting data
from one firewall.  What I would like is some kind of differential on
this however as it seems to simply overwrite the old configuration with
the new one.

I have read the documentation that I can find, and cannot see anything
about keeping old versions of the log files.  The reason for wanting
this is that the firewall config often gets changed and there is the
possible requirement that we will need to roll back the config a few
days.

Many thanks for any help anyone can provide.

Steve Ousley

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