On 2015-01-07, at 05:55, Clark, Stan [PRI-1PP] wrote:
>
> In the UNIX System Services Planning manual, there is a section called
> 'Copying configuration files', which has a list of files that should be
> copied from /sample to various other directories. /etc/magic is one of these
> files.
>
I understand IBM's rationale in choosing not to possibly override
user customizations of files such as /etc/magic, /etc/services,
/etc/sendmail.cf, /etc/resolv.conf, ... with service or upgrades.
But I disagree; the way they do it is a PITA. I've installed
various Linux and Solaris systems. All have come up with such
configuration files available in a modal form.
Couldn't a couldn't a script late in the installation process
conditionally install such files? It could be as simple as:
ln -s /sample/* /etc/. # ignore any errors
... which would harmlessly fail for preexisting members.
BTW, if IBM's objective is not to override user customizations,
why did this customer's upgrade obliterate such files? Isn't that
similarly disruptive?
BTW, how does IBM handle this quandary for legacy configuration
files, such as members of SYS1.PARMLIB, absent which reasonable
system startup is impossible?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: venkat kulkarni
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 5:22 AM
>
> We recently installed z/OS 2.1 and I don't find /etc/magic
> file in this system. But its available in old systems. Can you please help,
> if I need to create manually or any other way .
>
BTDTGTTS. DLI. NGDIA.
-- gil
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