on /etc/sysconfig

[Tom Lane]

Simo Sorce <simo at redhat.com> writes:
> On Mon, 2011-07-18 at 20:57 +0200, Lennart Poettering wrote:
>>>>> http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/on-etc-sysinit.html

>> No. There is no need for a directory that replaces /etc/sysconfig. It's
>> borked. If a daemon has not configuration file but should have one, then
>> fix the daemon, don't fake a configuration file.

> Some daemons cannot be "fixed", get over with this mantra that daemons
> need be fixed Lennart.

Well, if they didn't need fixed before, they'll certainly need fixed
when you make them start keeping their configuration info someplace else
than /etc/sysconfig.  This proposal sounds more like "wait, systemd has
not yet broken everything in sight, how can we solve that problem?"
than like something that will actually improve matters for anyone.

			regards, tom lane