Bug#634834: a2enmod.8: unshade the global settings when enabling a .conf file
Package: apache2.2-common
Version: 2.2.19-1
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
--- a2enmod.8 2011-07-20 13:28:59.000000000 +0300
+++ a2enmod.8.new 2011-07-20 14:00:44.000000000 +0300
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
disables a module by removing those symlinks. It is not an error to
enable a module which is already enabled, or to disable one which is
already disabled.
+.PP
+Note that many modules have, in addition to a .load file, an
+associated .conf file. Enabling the module puts the configuration
+directives in the .conf file as global directives to
+.B apache2
.SH EXAMPLES
.RS
.B "a2enmod imagemap"
@@ -52,6 +57,9 @@
module, and disables the
.B mod_mime_magic
module.
+.SH BUGS
+Enabling a module with a .conf file, while not accepting its global
+directives, requires manually removing its .conf symlink.
.SH FILES
.TP
.B /etc/apache2/mods-available
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