Move a configuration file

[James Antill]

On Sun, 2010-03-07 at 17:55 +0100, Johan Cwiklinski wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a small question regarding a "configuration file" for BackupPC.
> 
> BackupPC requires a file for apache users. This file is referenced in
> /etc/httpd/conf.d/BackupPC.conf and points to
> /usr/share/BackupPC/apache.users.
> 
> I think that is a mistake, and such a file should better be placed in
> /etc/BackupPC/apache.users.
> 
> If I change the path in conf.d/BackupPC.conf ; users who have modified
> the .conf file will get a conf.rpmnew file ; that's fine.
> The ones who did not change the .conf file will have it replaced by RPM,
> breaking the apache authentication.
> 
> Any thoughts about that?

 To give a slightly different opinion, I'd move the users file but put a
symlink in the old place pointing to the new place ... then both old and
new config. files will work.
 As other said, watch out for relabeling etc.