[systemd-devel] /usr vs /etc for default distro units enablement

[Martin Pitt]

Hello,

Andrei Borzenkov [2014-12-07 14:39 +0300]:
> > Indeed the part after the "OR" is the only change that I propose. I. e.
> > 
> >  - systemctl enable: If /usr/.../wants/foo.service exists, remove the
> >    /dev/null symlink in /etc/.../wants/foo.service if it exists (if
> >    not, it's already enabled). Otherwise, behave as now.
> > 
> >  - systemctl disable: If /usr/.../wants/foo.service exists, create a
> >    /dev/null symlink in /etc/.../wants/foo.service if it doesn't exist
> >    yet (if it does, it's already disabled). Otherwise, behave as now.
> > 
> 
> I think systemctl enable|disable should always create respective links
> in /etc. It makes it obvious that this is admin decision.

Fully agreed, but that's exactly what I proposed, no? Of course it
always acts on /etc, just the kind of symlink it removes/adds is
different depending on whether a unit is already enabled by
/usr/.../wants/foo.service or not.

Martin
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