I configure systems 100% at the console. When I'm done I like to make a configuration backup, preferably also at the console. Though the default setup allows for this, it is only with some effort. The lynx browser allows customer "downloaders" to be defined, which can simplify this somewhat. By adding the following line:
DOWNLOADER:Save configuration backup to local floppy:mydownloader %s %s:TRUE
to the /etc/lynx.cfg file, lynx will present you with the prompt "Save configuration backup to local floppy" when you perform the backup from the web manager at the e-smith server. If you select this option, it will exec the mydownloader program (which you can of course call whatever you want.) More details are in the lynx.cfg file.
The mydownloader program I have is a script which prompts for whether you want to use and MS-DOS (vfat) or Linux (ext2) disk, and whether you want to format it before copying the backup file. (I should note, my systems run as mail relays and gateways, so the backup is typically 500-600K and will fit on a single floppy.) If you have larger backups, I'm sure the mydownloader script could be written to split to multiple floppies, write to tape, copy to another system on the network, etc. Of primary interest to me is that the DOWNLOADER feature gives me the ability to easily do a backup from the web manager under lynx at the console rather than going to a workstation.
Unfortunately, the UPLOADER option in lynx does not work for Linux systems. However, as a complementary feature, I create a "restore" login (outside of e-smith) that runs the necessary restore program.
Hopefully someone else will find this useful.
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