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Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI



On Mon, 9 May 2011 11:12:53 +0200, Adam Borowski wrote:

> /etc may include only _static_ configuration.  What you have is variable
> state which belongs in /var.  It's no different from a database, or dpkg's
> status data.

Static IPs, DNS servers and WEP/WPA keys for a given wireless network are
"variable state"? Sorry, I disagree.

I already said that I have a patch not to save networks for which no
configuration is made -- which is the "variable state" thing at the moment. The
question was different :)

David

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