On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 06:29:33PM +0200, Thomas Hood wrote: > Second, propose a change to policy such that it explicitly > forbid the recreation of configuration files that the admin has > deleted. This idea was rejected by AJT before and presumably > will be again. However, you might be able to get the proposal > accepted.
Some packages may require a config file, in which case, I think they would be justified in recreating it. Others may use the presence or absence of a file as a flag, in which case, it's important not to recreate it. How about, instead of trying to force all packages into a narrow mold, which may or may not be a comfortable fit in some cases, we require *documentation* for config files. Or, at the least, pick a default behavior and require documentation for packages which don't follow that default. Frankly, I would love it if I could see a file in /etc, and could know that typing "man 5 filename" will tell me what that file is and how it works. That may be optimistic, but it sure would be nice. -- Chris Waters | Pneumonoultra- osis is too long [EMAIL PROTECTED] | microscopicsilico- to fit into a single or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | volcaniconi- standalone haiku
