I think what you have issue with is not LSB but FHS (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard). As I understand the FHS (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.2.pdf) Debian does it the RightWay(tm). On Sat, May 24, 2003 at 10:01:14AM +0100, Steven A. McIntosh wrote: > > Thanks Jeffery, > > All is now Ok. > > However I feel like a RANT, not at you but at the people that put > distributions together. > > How the **** can people get the hang of a great OS when the people > distributing it can't get their heads together and decide the basics. My case > in point the location of 'pg_hba.conf': > > SQL-Ledger FAQ's - Tells you to search /usr/local > DEBIAN - Installs it in /etc/postgresql/ > MANDRAKE - Installs it in /var/lib/pgsql/data > > I thought LSB was meant to sort these things out. > > Perhaps the major distro's are more interested in gaining market share and > locking people into their version by making the versions different so people > will not move. > > NOW THAT SOUNDS FAMILIAR > > RANT over. > > Contentious yes! Wrong place for this, yes! Made me feel better, yes! > > Regards > > Steven __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com