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Package: metche (1:1.1-4)

configuration monitor to ease collective administration

metche monitors changes made to a "system state" composed of: 

   - a "watched" directory (typically: /etc)
   - one or more user maintained changelog files
     (e.g. /root/Changelog)
   - the state of Debian packages and versions (using apt-show-versions)
by periodically: 
   - saving backups of the corresponding files
   - emailing the changes in the system state to your administrators'
     mailing list

Tags: System Administration: Monitoring, Implemented in: sh, bash, ksh, tcsh and other shells, Role: Program, Purpose: Monitoring

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