[jboss-rpm] Using RPM packaged JBoss AS in different location by different user

[Marek Goldmann]

On 04/13/2012 06:16 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
> On 04/13/2012 06:51 PM, Marek Goldmann wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> With the upcoming jboss-as-7.1.0-3 the usage outside of
>> /usr/share/jboss-as directory and by different user to jboss-as was
>> simplified. Below you can find steps how you'll be able to use it.
>>
>> Let's go with an example. I'm assuming you have a user called "tom".
>>
>> 1. Create required directory structure
>>
>> # Let's go to his home directory
>> cd /home/tom
>> # Create the root directory where we want to store
>> # JBoss AS configuration and temporary data
>> mkdir jboss-as
>> cd jboss-as
>> # Create required direcotries
>> mkdir data deployments log tmp configuration
>>
>> 2. Copy required configuration files (feel free to use your own!)
>>
>> # Let's copy the logging.properties
>> cp /usr/share/jboss-as/standalone/configuration/logging.properties
>> configuration/
>> # Let's copy the mgmt-users.properties
>> cp /usr/share/jboss-as/standalone/configuration/mgmt-users.properties
>> configuration/
>> # Copy standalone.xml
>> cp /usr/share/jboss-as/standalone/configuration/standalone-web.xml
>> configuration/
>
> are these considered .conf files under /etc?
> if not, what happens on yum update of jboss, which will not update these
> files?

In general above example is for users not interested in storing anything 
in /etc.

But yes, in your case all above files are stored (for example) in 
/etc/ovirt-engine/jboss-as/ dir and it's symlinked to the configuration/ 
dir in $JBOSS_BASE_DIR.

Does it make sense?

--Marek