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diff --git a/doc/user/installation.rst b/doc/user/installation.rst index 24c6c223e3..efe4787696 100644 --- a/doc/user/installation.rst +++ b/doc/user/installation.rst @@ -394,13 +394,20 @@ options to the configuration script. .. option:: --sysconfdir <dir> - Look for configuration files in `dir` [`prefix`/etc]. Note that sample - configuration files will be installed here. + Look for configuration files in `dir`/frr [`prefix`/etc]. Note that sample + configuration files will be installed here. Should be ``/etc`` unless + your platform splits package configuration locations. .. option:: --localstatedir <dir> - Configure zebra to use `dir` for local state files, such as pid files and - unix sockets. + Configure base directory for local state. Indirectly controls + ``--runstatedir``. Should be ``/var`` in most cases. + +.. option:: --runstatedir <dir> + + Configure FRR to use `dir`/frr for local state files, such as pid files and + unix sockets. Should be ``/var/run`` (default through ``--localstatedir``) + or ``/run`` in most cases. .. option:: --with-scriptdir <dir> @@ -579,9 +586,9 @@ the options you chose: ./configure \ --prefix=/usr \ - --localstatedir=/var/run/frr \ + --sysconfdir=/etc \ + --localstatedir=/var \ --sbindir=/usr/lib/frr \ - --sysconfdir=/etc/frr \ --enable-pimd \ --enable-watchfrr \ ... |