Code review comment for lp:~stub/launchpad/cronscripts

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:28 AM, Robert Collins
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> Thanks for working on this Stuart, its key to making rollouts safer
> and more reliable.
>
> I did have a small question though; our conf system is kindof like an
> ini file already; how does using a regular ini file from within it
> help?

Currently, altering our existing config files is a heavyweight
operation. If we can fix this operational issue, we could collapse the
cron .ini file into the main config. I just took a lightweight
approach that we can expand on (scheduling shutdowns requested in the
bug for instance). I suspect we will stick with the .ini approach
until move to a zookeeper type system to control runtime
configuration.

The alternative I considered was using a separate PostgreSQL
configuration database, but after discussion with Gary we decided even
a separate PostgreSQL database doesn't provide the robustness we want
(and is probably NIH other zookeeper type systems).

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Stuart Bishop <email address hidden>
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