[gentoo-server] remembering all those stupid details...

[Kurt Lieber]

When setting up a new server, there are invariably a half-dozen stupid
little details that I forget to set.  Configuring xinetd for a particular
service, chmod'ing wtmp because I'm paranoid, etc.  Since each server is
different, I can't simply make a list and check it twice.

I've had some luck with making a list of high-level things such as
"configure xinetd, configure syslog" etc. but that doesn't always give
enough detail.

I'm curious what other folks have found that works well for them.  What do
you do to remember all the little details that are associated with
fine-tuning a new server?

--kurt