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Title: Fetchmail configuration file
Post by: Bruce on March 24, 2001, 12:06:20 AM

I have developed a fetchmailrc file with extensive testing on another linux platform, hoping to be able to simple copy it to my e-smith server, but alas, I am unable to determine where to place it on the e-smith server.  Any help on this cp routine?

Title: Re: Fetchmail configuration file
Post by: guestHH on March 28, 2001, 10:46:22 AM

Hi,

Any customisation of your e-smith server has to be done trough the templates mechanisme.

1. The 'normal'  linux config files are in e.g. /etc/
2. These files are generated automatically by e-smith on basis of templates found in /etc/e-smith/templates.
3. Don't edit the files in /etc/ directly, for the will be overwritten after reconfiguration through the console and your customisations wille be gone.
4. copy the wanted files from /etc/e-smith/templates to /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/ (first create the '/etc/' dir here)
5. edit the files copied (study them for the 'normal' config file is taken apart but te reconfiguration will generate the total new file and place it in /etc/
6. After finishing editing your files give the command '/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/yourfile (e.g. /sbin/e-smith/expand-template fetchmail) to tell e-smith that it has to take your new files to generate the new system files.
7. Look at http://www.e-smith.org/content/custom/

good luck