Re: /etc /usr/etc: solution?
On Sat, 5 Jul 1997, Vadim Vygonets wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jul 1997, Vincent Renardias wrote:
>
> >
> > On Sat, 5 Jul 1997, Vadim Vygonets wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 4 Jul 1997, Yann Dirson wrote:
> > > > Oops! I meant "FS-extension-based solution"... the one with /usr/etc
> > > > as default directory associated to /etc
> > >
> > > Good solution. I think we must accept it (or vote this one against
> > > the simple one, having conffile in /etc only) and put it in
> > > debian-policy.
> >
> > I strongly object! I want NO conffile outside of /etc !
>
> Then you will move them back and delete them there. But why do you
> object? I explained my point of view, now please explain yours. BTW,
> I proposed this because I'm a sysadmin, and I know that I really don't
> want to copy conffiles into /etc every time I install a new program.
So you want me to "move them back and delete them here" just because you
"really don't want to copy conffiles into /etc every time you install a
new program" ?!
I also happen to be a sysadm. and the reason in the 1st place I considered
moving from Slackware to an other distribution was the scatering of the
conffiles (slackware have conffiles in /etc, /usr/lib, /var/lib, etc...)
I think having conffiles outside /etc:
1/ is not FSSTND/FHS compliant.
2/ is a feature interesting for very few people (not to many people use
/usr NFS mounted, not to mention it's slow)
3/ makes configuration backups a nighmare.
4/ I don't think it's wise/fair to ask our users to "move here and delete
there" because a few people happen to use NFS /usr mounts.
If you want to administrate a large number of machines, cfengine
is the solution, moving config files around is not.
Cordialement,
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