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

[Carlo de Wolf]

On 04/13/2012 06:41 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
> On 04/13/2012 07:35 PM, Marek Goldmann wrote:
>>
>> 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?
> my question was actually if the original files are being updated via yum
> update, since now we'd be using copies.
>
I would expect ovirt-engine to install standalone.xml into 
/var/lib/ovirt-engine/jboss-as/....
As it is an appliance, that makes use of JBoss AS, not something to be 
re-configured by users.

Carlo