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Re: Why I dislike systemd

From Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: Why I dislike systemd
Date 2015-06-16 11:08 -0400
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Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> writes:

> Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net>:
>
>> Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> writes:
>>> The answer could probably be gleaned from RedHat's source RPMs. The
>>> question is if the .service files are tagged with %config. If the
>>> sysadmin edits a .service file, can it jeopardize a distro upgrade?
>>
>> If you change a distro file you might get an .rpmnew file instead of
>> an updated config file.
>
> Yes, if the RPM spec file marked the file with %config.
>
> In fact, the answer (for Fedora) is here:
>
>    Systemd unit .service files must not be marked as %config files.
>
>    <URL: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Systemd#EnvironmentFile
>    s_and_support_for_.2Fetc.2Fsysconfig_files>
>
> That means the .service files must be regarded as untouchable "binary"
> files.

Interesting.

We're left with the mystery of why you think "don't change"
and binary are synonyms.

If you want to turn on debug or run some other test, I see no
reason why they can't be changed.   If you just want to read
them, they are definitely not binary.


-- 
Dan Espen

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Why I dislike systemd Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-06-15 10:04 +0000
  Re: Why I dislike systemd Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-06-15 11:17 +0000
  Re: Why I dislike systemd Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-06-15 09:46 -0400
    Re: Why I dislike systemd RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-06-15 17:24 +0300
      Re: Why I dislike systemd Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-15 18:45 +0300
        Re: Why I dislike systemd Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-06-15 12:33 -0400
          Re: Why I dislike systemd Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-15 21:16 +0300
            Re: Why I dislike systemd Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-06-15 15:19 -0400
              Re: Why I dislike systemd Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-15 23:11 +0300
                Re: Why I dislike systemd Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-06-15 16:53 -0400
                Re: Why I dislike systemd Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-16 00:14 +0300
                Re: Why I dislike systemd Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-06-15 21:02 -0400
                Re: Why I dislike systemd Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-16 07:48 +0300
                Re: Why I dislike systemd Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-06-16 11:08 -0400
        Re: Why I dislike systemd Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-06-15 19:20 +0100
        Re: Why I dislike systemd Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-06-15 16:19 -0300
      Re: Why I dislike systemd Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-06-15 20:13 +0100
    Re: Why I dislike systemd Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-06-15 15:50 +0000
      Re: Why I dislike systemd Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-06-15 12:14 -0400
      Re: Why I dislike systemd Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-06-15 17:18 +0100

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