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authorivan <ivan>1998-11-13 04:45:54 +0000
committerivan <ivan>1998-11-13 04:45:54 +0000
commitace29ec6f4cdcbe3c76f5d874ba58083575e9fec (patch)
tree26557cbb7305fe9f63709071ecf726c0730470c0 /htdocs/docs/config.html
parentdbc31295b1b0b442e6e5cfc6cf64123ef1141c31 (diff)
secrets files are located in /usr/local/etc/freeside, not just default.
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@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ Configuration file layout has changed in 1.2.x.
in this file contains a username and filename, separated by whitespace. Note
that these are not local usernames - they are passed from Apache (you _did_
setup <a href="http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#user-authentication">
-user authetication</a>, correct?). The default path for the filename is
+user authetication</a>, correct?). Filenames are located in
`/usr/local/etc/freeside/'. The specified filename is parsed exactly
the same as the pre-1.2.x `secrets' file:
- <li>Three lines: Database engine datasource (for example, `DBI:mysql:freeside' or `DBI:Pg:dbname=freeside'), username, and password. This file should not be world readable.
+ <li>Three lines: Database engine datasource (for example,
+ `DBI:mysql:freeside' or `DBI:Pg:dbname=freeside'), username, and password.
+ This file should not be world readable. See the DBI manpage and the manpage
+ for your DBD for the exact syntax.
</ul>
All further configuration files and directories are located in
-`/usr/local/freeside/conf.<i>datasource</i>', for example,
-`/usr/local/freeside/conf.DBI:Pg:dbname=freeside'
+`/usr/local/etc/freeside/conf.<i>datasource</i>', for example,
+`/usr/local/etc/freeside/conf.DBI:Pg:dbname=freeside'
<ul>
<li>address - Your company name and address, four lines.
<li>bsdshellmachines - Your BSD flavored shell (and mail) machines, one per line. This enables export of `/etc/passwd' and `/etc/master.passwd'.