Re: /run and read-only /etc
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Thomas Hood <jdthood0@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
> Was: "ifupdown writes to /etc... a bug?"
> Summary
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> * cupsys
> #187954: Move /etc/printcap.cups under /var
Huh? The "Printcap" directive specifies where to put the printcap,
and the default config is not to generate one at all (since it's only
for backward-compatibility with printcap-parsing programs). Its
utility is limited, to say the least.
By moving it under /var, you break all the /legacy/ programs that
expect it to be there (and it usually won't be read unless it's called
/etc/printcap). Moving won't make sense unless you alter every
(ancient) program that requires it. Why not just not create it at
all?
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Roger Leigh
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