A proper location for config file?

[dbg0]

Hi all,

Could you recommend a proper location for a configuration file? I see two possible options:

1. /etc/name.conf, or
2. /ect/sysconfig/name

Which one is better?

Thanks,
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[sonoran]

Without knowing the nature of the program, I would say 1. Or, if it is something that individual users would want to configure differently, then /home/user/. Possibly both: main program configuration in /etc, individual user configurations (interface, fonts, themes) in /homes.

[dbg0]

Originally Posted by sonoran

Without knowing the nature of the program, I would say 1. Or, if it is something that individual users would want to configure differently, then /home/user/. Possibly both: main program configuration in /etc, individual user configurations (interface, fonts, themes) in /homes.

It's a system-wide service, nothing user-specific to configure, so /home/user is not applicable.

[sonoran]

/etc/sysconfig is not used by all linux distros. Arch, for example, doesn't have it, and discourages packages that create such directories purely for their own use. So I guess it depends on how portable you want your package to be.

[dbg0]

Originally Posted by sonoran

/etc/sysconfig is not used by all linux distros. Arch, for example, doesn't have it, and discourages packages that create such directories purely for their own use. So I guess it depends on how portable you want your package to be.

Ok, thanks.