Matt Armstrong wrote: > In general, I'm confused about non-conffile stuff going in /etc. > People are used to editing whatever they want to in /etc. It seems > like if a package is going to take over a given file (e.g. an > /etc/flipit/port symlink), then it should not be in /etc but in /var > or somewhere else. This way, admins can edit away in /etc/ without > worry that some package will come along and wipe out their changes > simply because it wasn't a conffile.
You are not grokking the distinction between a conffile and a configuration file, which may or may not be managed as a conffile. /etc/passwd, for example, is not a conffile, is managed by "some package", and will nontheless surely _not_ ever be blown away. -- see shy jo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
