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1.4 += Configuration =
1.5 +
1.6 +There are two principal configuration files in imip-agent:
1.7 +
1.8 + * `config.py` provides the configuration to the software itself
1.9 + * `config.sh` provides system-level and tool configuration
1.10 +
1.11 +These files are by default installed into the `/etc/imip-agent` directory
1.12 +and they can be changed in that location once the system is installed.
1.13 +
1.14 +== System User and Filesystem Configuration ==
1.15 +
1.16 +Given a choice of [[../SystemUsers|system users and groups]], the
1.17 +resulting configuration must be indicated in the `config.sh` file. Since
1.18 +the `tools/install.sh` script depends on this configuration, changes must
1.19 +be made to the file in the `tools/config.sh` location before installation
1.20 +can occur.
1.21 +
1.22 +== Agent System Configuration ==
1.23 +
1.24 +Any changes to filesystem locations may need to be incorporated into the
1.25 +`config.py` file, which is found in the `imiptools/config.py` location of
1.26 +the distribution. There is, however, no urgency in changing this file
1.27 +before installation, and it can be edited in its installed location to
1.28 +achieve the same effects.
1.29 +
1.30 +The agent system configuration dictates how the software behaves, and the
1.31 +`config.py` file provides system-level settings (filesystem locations
1.32 +and file permissions), service-level settings (e-mail address and Web site
1.33 +choices), and default policies for users of the software.