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Subject: Re: correct location for third party /var files
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On 03/21/10 09:52, Matthew Seaman wrote:
> Instead of trying to make the pkg plist do difficult things, why not
> just include code in your RC script to create whatever working files and
> directories you need under /var when squid is started up?

Yes, this is the typical solution, especially for pidfiles.


Doug

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