On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Julian Gilbey wrote: > Interesting points. However I would suggest that most of the files in > /etc are about local configurations, and are, in general, not > shareable. In fact, the FHS defines /etc as being for non-shareable, > static data. But what should be done for shareable configuration > data? Debian uses /etc as the primary place for configuration files, > be they shareable or not. So maybe we should create an /etc/share > directory as you suggest. And maybe even an /etc/local directory > corresponsing to /usr/local? > > Maybe I'll bring this up on the FHS list.
I just read the FHS draft yesterday, and came to the same conclusion. I had to manage about 50 boxes there, and the only way to maintain coherent configuration was with a 'rdist' subdirectory and a big bunch of symlinks. /etc/share could also be divided in /etc/share/<profile>, with the basic profile being 'default'. So that you could manage some different profiles (maybe 'server', 'x-terminal', 'computation'). /etc/share/default could be symlinked to a distinct named package. But this may go too far in system administration, and not policy for the distribution. -- Jean-Christophe Dubacq. Sorry for bad english/etiquette, it's my first post here.
