Config file DB?

[lucid]

Wouldn't it be great if there were a database full of ever single last possible default linux configuration file out there? Because I always have a hard time finding default linux configs on the web when I screw something up and forget to make a backup. The only thing I ever find is modified config files..

Anyone else feel me?

[Traitor4000]

I havent run into any major problems yet but I assume if you were to search them up you could find them but i suppose having them all organized in the same place would be nice.

[Snayler]

I feel you. Are you suggesting some Evilzone project?

[lucid]

............I dunnno. Am I?

[proxx]

Did anyone say config files, linux/bsd ?
I feel really predictable.

[Stackprotector]

Well atleast you have a site where they listed problems with common configurations http://cce.mitre.org/lists/cce_list.html. Also you should be able to do some package manager magic on that. You could also just download the package and extract it and there you will find the files.

[lucid]

You could also just download the package and extract it and there you will find the files.

I ended up doing that before making this post, I just realized afterwards that it all would have been easier had I just known of some database of *nix configs..

[Architect]

Network managers in the least should know most if not all of the default configurations of whatever respective databases they are working with.

If not, it is useful to have a .conf.bak of all the necessary config files on your server either in full (redacted or encrypted backups) or partial/commented out code. Usually there are useful organizational directions or references (see ircd.conf and httpd.conf for examples).

Another place one might find bare minimum copies of default linux configs is in /etc/default but most if not all configs are usually found in a simple Google search for the name.