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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<!DOCTYPE refsection PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
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<!--
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SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
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Copyright © 2014 Josh Triplett
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-->
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<refsection>
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<refsection id='confd'>
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<title>Configuration Directories and Precedence</title>
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<para>Configuration files are read from directories in <filename>/etc/</filename>,
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<filename>/run/</filename>, <filename>/usr/local/lib/</filename>, and <filename>/usr/lib/</filename>, in
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order of precedence, as listed in the SYNOPSIS section above. Files must have the
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<literal>.conf</literal> extension. Files in <filename>/etc/</filename> override files with the same name
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in <filename>/run/</filename>, <filename>/usr/local/lib/</filename>, and
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<filename>/usr/lib/</filename>. Files in <filename>/run/</filename> override files with the same name
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under <filename>/usr/</filename>.</para>
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<para>All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of
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the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the
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lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Thus, the configuration in a certain file may either
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be replaced completely (by placing a file with the same name in a directory with higher priority), or
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individual settings might be changed (by specifying additional settings in a file with a different name
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that is ordered later).</para>
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<para>Packages should install their configuration files in <filename>/usr/lib/</filename> (distribution
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packages) or <filename>/usr/local/lib/</filename> (local installs). Files in <filename>/etc/</filename>
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are reserved for the local administrator, who may use this logic to override the configuration files
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installed by vendor packages. It is recommended to prefix all filenames with a two-digit number and a
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dash, to simplify the ordering of the files.</para>
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<para>If the administrator wants to disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the recommended
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way is to place a symlink to <filename>/dev/null</filename> in the configuration directory in
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<filename>/etc/</filename>, with the same filename as the vendor configuration file. If the vendor
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configuration file is included in the initrd image, the image has to be regenerated.</para>
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</refsection>
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<refsection id='main-conf'>
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<title>Configuration Directories and Precedence</title>
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<para>The default configuration is defined during compilation, so a
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configuration file is only needed when it is necessary to deviate
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from those defaults. By default, the configuration file in
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<filename>/etc/systemd/</filename> contains commented out entries
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showing the defaults as a guide to the administrator. This file
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can be edited to create local overrides.
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</para>
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<para>When packages need to customize the configuration, they can install configuration snippets in
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<filename>/usr/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/</filename> or <filename>/usr/local/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/</filename>.
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The main configuration file is read before any of the configuration directories, and has the lowest
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precedence; entries in a file in any configuration directory override entries in the single configuration
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file. Files in the <filename>*.conf.d/</filename> configuration subdirectories are sorted by their
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filename in lexicographic order, regardless of in which of the subdirectories they reside. When multiple
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files specify the same option, for options which accept just a single value, the entry in the file with
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the lexicographically latest name takes precedence. For options which accept a list of values, entries
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are collected as they occur in files sorted lexicographically.</para>
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<para>Files in <filename>/etc/</filename> are reserved for the local administrator, who may use this
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logic to override the configuration files installed by vendor packages. It is recommended to prefix all
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filenames in those subdirectories with a two-digit number and a dash, to simplify the ordering of the
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files.</para>
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<para>To disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the
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recommended way is to place a symlink to
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<filename>/dev/null</filename> in the configuration directory in
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<filename>/etc/</filename>, with the same filename as the vendor
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configuration file.</para>
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</refsection>
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</refsection>
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