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Th.lauke@arcor.de: sitewide configuration added

2023-02-21T18:05:16Z

sitewide configuration added

Kgoetz: add more categories for discoverability

2018-08-22T02:48:18Z

add more categories for discoverability

Af05v@ecs.soton.ac.uk at 12:56, 14 October 2015

2015-10-14T12:56:50Z

Adb1a11@ecs.soton.ac.uk: Punctuation

2012-06-15T09:24:27Z

Punctuation

Pm705 at 12:23, 20 March 2010

2010-03-20T12:23:47Z

Pm705 at 13:31, 8 February 2010

2010-02-08T13:31:57Z

Tmb at 17:26, 24 January 2007

2007-01-24T17:26:16Z

Tmb: /* Global vs Local configuration */

2007-01-24T17:02:09Z

‎Global vs Local configuration

Tmb: /* The ''archives'' directory */

2007-01-24T17:01:09Z

‎The ''archives'' directory

Tmb at 17:00, 24 January 2007

2007-01-24T17:00:09Z

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 (You may have chosen a different installation directory when you installed EPrints.)
-There are several sub-directories at this level, but this guide covers only those relevant to repository configuration - the ''lib'' and ''archives'' directories. Before looking at the contents of these directories, we need to understand the concepts of ''global'' and ''repository-specific'' (or  ''local'') configuration.
+There are several sub-directories at this level, but this guide covers only those relevant to repository configuration - the ''lib'' and ''archives'' directories. Before looking at the contents of these directories, we need to understand the concepts of ''global'' and ''repository-specific'' (or  ''local'') configuration. If several repositories running on your server are very similar you should consider a [[sitewide configuration]].
 '''What about everything else?''' The EPrints installation directory contains several other files and directories, which are described in the [[EPrints Directory Structure]] section.

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	You've just installed EPrints 3 and created a repository, and now you're keen to get started on customising it. Before diving into the how-tos, take some time to read through this brief orientation guide and familiarise yourself with the EPrints configuration landscape.		You've just installed EPrints 3 and created a repository, and now you're keen to get started on customising it. Before diving into the how-tos, take some time to read through this brief orientation guide and familiarise yourself with the EPrints configuration landscape.

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−	~~{{development}}~~

	You've just installed EPrints 3 and created a repository, and now you're keen to get started on customising it. Before diving into the how-tos, take some time to read through this brief orientation guide and familiarise yourself with the EPrints configuration landscape.		You've just installed EPrints 3 and created a repository, and now you're keen to get started on customising it. Before diving into the how-tos, take some time to read through this brief orientation guide and familiarise yourself with the EPrints configuration landscape.

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   /opt/eprints3/
-(you may have chosen a different installation directory when you installed EPrints).
+(You may have chosen a different installation directory when you installed EPrints.)
 There are several sub-directories at this level, but this guide covers only those relevant to repository configuration - the ''lib'' and ''archives'' directories. Before looking at the contents of these directories, we need to understand the concepts of ''global'' and ''repository-specific'' (or  ''local'') configuration.

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 The lib directory is where the global configuration files are kept. '''This directory should be considered [[Read Only Directories|read only]]'''. Best practice when changing a global setting for a particular repository is to override the setting at the repository level rather than edit the global configuration files directly. The configuration files in ''lib'' are organised into subdirectories according to their function, which should help make locating a specific configuration setting intuitive.
-'''Exercise:''' [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/lib|Explore the contents of the lib directory]].
+[[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/lib|Explore the contents of the lib directory]].
 Note that the ''defaultcfg'' subdirectory contains the default set of configuration files that are copied into each new repository's local configuration directory. These local configuration directories are covered in the next section.
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 Each repository directory contains several [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/archives/ARCHIVEID|subdirectories]], including the ''cfg'' directory. This is where the repository-specific configuration files are kept.
-'''Exercise:''' [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/archives/ARCHIVEID/cfg|Explore the contents of the cfg directory]].
+[[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/archives/ARCHIVEID/cfg|Explore the contents of the cfg directory]].

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 '''What about everything else?''' The EPrints installation directory contains several other files and directories, which are described in the [[EPrints Directory Structure]] section.
-==Global vs Local configuration==
+==Local vs global configuration==
 A single installation of EPrints can run multiple repositories, each potentially very different in style and functionality. Therefore, EPrints configuration files are divided into two default sets: ''global configuration'' and ''repository-specific configuration''. Each repository shares the global configuration settings, whilst keeping its own set of local (private) configuration settings.

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	Each repository directory contains several [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/archives/ARCHIVEID\|subdirectories]], including the ''cfg'' directory. This is where the repository-specific configuration files are kept.		Each repository directory contains several [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/archives/ARCHIVEID\|subdirectories]], including the ''cfg'' directory. This is where the repository-specific configuration files are kept.

−	'''Exercise:''' [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/~~lib~~\|Explore the contents of the cfg directory]].	+	'''Exercise:''' [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/archives/ARCHIVEID/cfg\|Explore the contents of the cfg directory]].

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 You've just installed EPrints 3 and created a repository, and now you're keen to get started on customising it. Before diving into the how-tos, take some time to read through this brief orientation guide and familiarise yourself with the EPrints configuration landscape.
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 The lib directory is where the global configuration files are kept. '''This directory should be considered [[Read Only Directories|read only]]'''. Best practice when changing a global setting for a particular repository is to override the setting at the repository level rather than edit the global configuration files directly. The configuration files in ''lib'' are organised into subdirectories according to their function, which should help make locating a specific configuration setting intuitive.
-'''Exercise:''' Take a moment to [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/lib|explore the contents of the lib directory]].
+'''Exercise:''' [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/lib|Explore the contents of the lib directory]].
 Note that the ''defaultcfg'' subdirectory contains the default set of configuration files that are copied into each new repository's local configuration directory. These local configuration directories are covered in the next section.
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 Each repository directory contains several [[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3/archives/ARCHIVEID|subdirectories]], including the ''cfg'' directory. This is where the repository-specific configuration files are kept.