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

[Marek Goldmann]

On 04/13/2012 06:41 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
>>>> # 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?
>
> my question was actually if the original files are being updated via yum
> update, since now we'd be using copies.

You're shipping your configuration files and therefore you're 
maintaining these files. Above cp commands were just an example how to 
quick-start.

Original files stored in /etc/jboss-as/standalone are not used at all 
when starting AS in the way I presented above. They can be changed and 
it'll not make any difference to your environment. More, they can be 
even removed and your service will still work.

--Marek