Questions tagged [configuration-files]

Files that configure the initial settings for some computer programs.

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Change setting in user control 's configuration file has no effect

I have a problem: change setting in user control's configuration file has no effect. I can add "setting" to a user control project and can make following code work: label1.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.DisplayName; The output of this…
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Security issues storing config file in json/CPickle

I tried to figure it out, the most secure and flexible solution for storing in config file some credentials for database connection and other private info. This is inside a python module for logging into different handlers (mongodb, mysqldb,…
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How to keep a text file readable just from php and python, and not by users?

There is a way to keep a text file on my server, but that only my php and python scripts would be able to read it, and if the user just type the url of the file will obtain a forbitten state? I'll like to keep it in the website directory, httpdocs…
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Configuration file for an Android game to test/tweak games in comfortable way

My team is on its way to create our first game for Android and we're discussing a lot of things concerning the game's development. We've got one person which will test the game throughout the whole process. Usually, during the testing process, we…
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Azure service management api change configuration

I am a student and I am trying to create an application that allows a user to change the instance count of there hosted service on Azure. This is done my uploading a new configuration file for the service…
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Nested .properties files

The Documentation of the java.util.Properties-class states: A property list can contain another property list as its "defaults"; this second property list is searched if the property key is not found in the original property list. What's the…
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read conf file and make contents available to all files in package

myMain.py /myPackage file1.py file2.py confFile.cfg myMain.py imports file1 and file2 etc. and it reads the confFile. what would be the best way for the conf options to be visible in the whole package? i.e. for file1 and file2 to be…
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Wordpress Configuration File

I have insatlled wordpress 3.3.1 recently. I have not confirgured wp-config.php file before installation, after installation, i have copied the wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php & edit the details accordingly, but this wp-config file is not…
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Utility of Annotations as compared to XML files for configuration

In Java, is it a good practice to use annotations to configure an application rather than using XML files? I am more skeptical about it because, using annotations involves changing the java source files and it is as good as declaring constants in…
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XCRC command causes 550-reply

I'm using ProFTPd and trying to make an upload-only account Everything is working correctly exxept that after the file is uploaded a XCRC-command is sent to check that everything went well. That XCRC command is getting a 550 reply. My question…
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Reading a dataconfig.config encrypted file

I've a dataconfiguration.config encrypted file for an application on ASP.NET Framework 3.5 I need to change my connection string, how can i decrypted and read this file? Security it's not an issue, I'm on a development enviroment. Any tip will be…
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Kind of configuration settings can be made in XML files (web.config)?

As we know there are some config setting we can make to web.config file like mentioned at link Now as a beginner i need to know what else we can do with this file/ i.e what else we can configure with this file in ASP.NET MVC2,3?
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Knowing from which udp socket the Radius request came. Using FreeRadius

I know the question isn't very well. Sorry my english. I want to setup a (one instance of) FreeRadius server to listen to several ports (with a bunch of 'listen' sections) and then pass the that udp port as a parameter along with User-Name and…
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run .jar file with properties config file

I have a jar file with properties configuration file. when I run it in Netbeans everything works as it should. but when I run it in a cmd - the properties file is not found. why?
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Find $HOME or Windows equivalent with FreePascal

My purpose is to deploy user configuration files under: $HOME/.appname for Unix/Linux. \Documents and Settings\(user)\Application Data\AppName for Windows. What are the API's or group of functions that I can use, with the appropriate {$IFDEF}'s,…
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