> a very easy. But what will yum/RPM do during the next update ? Will it > overwrite the file ? Will it write on display that the file was modified > by an user (as under debian) ? > As far as I can tell, if the file is marked as a configuration file in the RPM, it will be left alone and the new configuration file will be renamed to file.rpmnew. If the file is not marked as a configuration file, it will be overwritten. Regards, Gabriel