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| author | ivan <ivan> | 1998-11-13 02:43:32 +0000 |
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| committer | ivan <ivan> | 1998-11-13 02:43:32 +0000 |
| commit | d8bb43c4735c6faab56eba98459d8732eb45fa68 (patch) | |
| tree | c3595e743721181eb96efcdaf18e4a398d61d1fb /htdocs/docs/config.html | |
| parent | eff723e08a60715418e03a3fe1f88b4233087cd9 (diff) | |
update documentation for new config file format
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| -rw-r--r-- | htdocs/docs/config.html | 16 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/htdocs/docs/config.html b/htdocs/docs/config.html index 9b8002601..9bd924f8f 100644 --- a/htdocs/docs/config.html +++ b/htdocs/docs/config.html @@ -3,7 +3,20 @@ </head> <body> <h1>Configuration files</h1> -Configuration files and directories are located in `/var/spool/freeside/conf'. +Configuration file layout has changed in 1.2.x. +<ul> + <li>First, the file `/usr/local/etc/freeside/mapsecrets' is read. Each line +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 +`/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. +</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' <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'. @@ -27,7 +40,6 @@ Configuration files and directories are located in `/var/spool/freeside/conf'. <li>registries/internic/to - Email address to which InterNIC domain registrations are sent. </ul> </ul> - <li>secrets - 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>sendmailmachines - Your sendmail machines, one per line. This enables export of `/etc/virtusertable' and `/etc/sendmail.cw'. <li>shellmachine - A single machine with user home directories mounted. This enables home directory creation, renaming and archiving/deletion. In conjunction with `qmailmachines', it also enables `.qmail-extension' file maintenance. <li>shellmachines - Your Linux and System V flavored shell (and mail) machines, one per line. This enables export of `/etc/passwd' and `/etc/shadow' files. |