Re: RPM that modifies /etc/sysctl.conf

[Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk gmail com>]

Would the pre-install handler script go inside a tar.gz file that
would be the package's source?

On 2/1/06, Marcin Krzysztof Porwit <mporwit centeris com> wrote:
> Seems like a sane idea to me. You get revision control of your
> configuration, which is a good thing.
>
> You could do it as a patch, or write a pre-install handler script
> to make the changes for you...
>
> Joe Van Dyk wrote:
> > Say I want to add the following lines to /etc/sysctl.conf and do it via a RPM:
> >
> > kernel.shmmax = 200000000
> > kernel.shmall = 20000000
> >
> > Would my RPM just contain a patch?  Or would I not want to do this
> > kind of thing through an RPM?
> >
> > Our software requires a bunch of changes to a linux box in order to
> > run (modified kernel, the above change, a new compiler, etc).  RPMs
> > are a sane way of pushing out the changes to the machines, right?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joe
> >
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