On Thursday 26 September 2002 14:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I am of the firm opinion that packages should never have config > files that are named the same as the default config file. > Meaning, this pkg would not contain the file > /usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf but > /usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf.example or something > like that. This insures that the package will never overwrite an > existing config file. > > >Drew
And here is another user who is in violent agreement with that theory. If a .conf file exists and an update overwrites what it took me many hours to figure out, I have this almost un-controllable urge to strangle somebody, or even load up Bertha and go hunting. -- Cheers, Gene AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M Athlon1600XP@1400mhz 512M 99.16% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly
