[Opensim-dev] Enabling OSSL functions by default

[Shaun T. Erickson]

On 4/17/15 2:25 PM, Kevin wrote:
> On 2015-04-14 10:20, Mister Blue wrote:
>> Which specific OSSL functions are
>> executable by whom is controlled by the new
>> bin/config-include/osslEnable.ini file.
> [snip]
>> Region operators can edit this file to vary the permissions for their
>> particular use.
>
> The list of OSSL functions that can be enabled is long and only going 
> to get longer over time. I like the idea of having the settings in a 
> separate file. I have a problem with the file ending in "ini". If grid 
> operators are allowed to modify this file their changes will be lost 
> the next time they upgrade their base install of OS when the 
> osslEnable.ini overwrites their customized version. Changes to the 
> defaults should be in a separate file that won't get clobbered by a 
> grid upgrade in the similar way to how we have OpenSim.ini.example, 
> Flotsame.ini.example, and GridCommon.ini.example.
>
> The later proposable from Mister Blue advocating settings such as
>     "Allow_OsSetEstateSunSettings =  ESTATE_MANAGER,ESTATE_OWNER"
> is a good one. It allows finer control over who can use a given 
> function. It would be good to have a way to have a shortcut for 
> settings that may often repeat. The example could use some other 
> string to represent the combination of estate owner and manager. It 
> would make the file a little easier to read.
>
Anyone who simply overwrites their existing install, without backing up 
at least the important parts of it, is being careless, IMNSHO, and it's 
entirely their fault if something gets clobbered.

-ste