On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 11:40:35PM +0200, Frank Blendinger wrote: > On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 11:37:55PM +0200, Waldemar la Tendresse wrote: > > Assume more than 1 user needs to have the same config for program > > <foo>. My idea was to create the "global" config file and symlink from > > the user's homedir to the "global" file. Is there something wrong about > > that and where would be the best place to put those "global" config > > files by means of FHS? > > If that <foo> program that you don't specify any further is not > completely stupid, it should read the global config in /etc/ first (for > any user that starts that program) and then overwrite any global > settings with options set in a user config in his/her home directory. No > need for any weird symlinking. >
I know that it's trivial for programs that work that way. And maybe the question it a little bit hypothetical, but nevertheless I asked for the location, and not how "sane programs" should parse theit configs, right? Any better answers out there? Cheers. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
