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diff --git a/glep-0020.rst b/glep-0020.rst index ecd2c44..09d1728 100644 --- a/glep-0020.rst +++ b/glep-0020.rst @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Type: Standards Track Status: Deferred Version: 1 Created: 2004-02-09 -Last-Modified: 2017-11-03 +Last-Modified: 2018-09-12 Post-History: 2004-02-21, 2004-11-11 Content-Type: text/x-rst --- @@ -64,15 +64,16 @@ All packages configured to support the srvdir USE flag will support this breakdown of /srv: /srv/<fqdn>/<service>/<service-specific tree> - + where + <fqdn> is the fully-qualified domain name <service> is the name of the service <service-specific tree> is unique to the package -Ebuilds that install anything into /srv will install into /srv/localhost. +Ebuilds that install anything into /srv will install into /srv/localhost. /srv/localhost - or any of the <service> directories underneath it - may be -symlinks created by the local administrator. +symlinks created by the local administrator. Examples ======== @@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ groups of Gentoo users. /srv provides an optional alternative for packages that install writable files into /usr. -* Users who wish to isoloate services from /home utilisation +* Users who wish to isolate services from /home utilisation Services stop working when real users fill /home. As many packages cannot detect or robustly cope with this situation, services that write files @@ -129,13 +130,13 @@ groups of Gentoo users. Grouping all the storage (web, ftp, databases, IMAP, etc etc) under one location greatly simplifies managing disk quotas on that host. - + It is common practice for shared hosted systems to place web sites, ftp sites and so on under a user's actual home directory. This practice requires the user's home directory to be world-readable, which does not promote strong security! -* Users who wish to store service-orientated files onto a single logical +* Users who wish to store service-orientated files onto a single logical volume to support future growth The Gentoo Philosophy clearly states that Gentoo Linux will be a @@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ support the srvdir USE flag through the work being carried out under GLEP #11) There has been some debate about whether the /srv directory should be provided by the basesystem package or not. Because this support is optional, and because different sites will have different storage requirements, we believe -that it should be left to the local Gentoo system administrator to manually +that it should be left to the local Gentoo system administrator to manually create the /srv directory. If baselayout feels that it must install a /srv, then we propose that |