On Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 10:08:40AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Marc Haber <mh+debian-packa...@zugschlus.de> writes: > > In quite a few packages, the system user's "home" directory might > > accumulate dotfiles and/or ssh (keys|known_hosts) files, so this > > decision is not quite easy to take. > > If those files are intended to be persistant, then either /etc/package or > /var/lib/package are pretty much your only options. The semantics of the > other locations you mention don't allow for those sorts of files.
/var/lib/package cannot be used as ssh keys can be considered configuration data which is explicitly forbidden for /var/lib. > > Sorry, but I cannot suggest Policy language since I don't know how do to > > things right and I still believe that /home is a valid place for home > > directories. > > /home is definitely unacceptable for the reasons stated in the FHS, Please clarify this in policy. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 31958061 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 31958062 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120702080933.ge31...@torres.zugschlus.de
