Re: conffiles versus configuration files
srivasta@datasync.com (Manoj Srivastava) wrote on 16.04.98 in <[🔎] 871zux4aqx.fsf@tiamat.datasync.com>:
> >>"Ian" == Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
Ian>> I think that conffiles are usually configuration files, and
Ian>> configuration files always belong in /etc. I think it would be a
Ian>> very exceptional conffile which shouldn't be in one of those
Ian>> areas.
> Could we go further and ask that any suchexception be
> mentioned on the policy list, so the rest of us may see such wonders?
> ;-) Given the fact that we can not determine off hand an example of
> such a file, I think that this is not unreasonable.
Weell, a short grep/sort in /var/dpkg/info shows these candidates - note I
make no comment on their desirability either way:
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XCal.help
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XEarth
/usr/lib/spamdb/constants
/usr/lib/spamdb/procmail.recipe
/usr/sbin/faxrunqd
/var/lib/dosemu/hdimage.first
/var/lib/games/nethack/logfile
/var/lib/games/nethack/record
/var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/categories
/var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/config
/var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/gnatsd.conf
/var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/responsible
/var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/submitters
/var/lib/mime/mime-db
/var/list/.bin/mimencap.local
/var/list/.etc/archive.txt
/var/list/.etc/help.txt
/var/list/.etc/rc.archive
/var/list/.etc/rc.custom
/var/list/.etc/rc.main
/var/list/.etc/rc.post
/var/list/.etc/rc.request
/var/list/.etc/rc.submit
/var/list/.etc/subscribe.txt
/var/list/.etc/unsubscribe.txt
/var/named/named.local
/var/named/named.rev-local
/var/named/named.root
/var/news/WELCOME
MfG Kai
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