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106 | 106 | documents in the system collection: <filename>/db/system/config</filename>, which |
107 | 107 | can be accessed like any other document (e.g. using the Admin interface or Java |
108 | 108 | Client). In addition to defining settings for indexing collections, the |
109 | | - configuration document specifies collection-specific other settings such as triggers |
| 109 | + configuration document specifies other collection-specific settings such as triggers |
110 | 110 | or default permissions.</para> |
111 | 111 | <para>The contents of the system collection (<filename>/db/system/config</filename>) |
112 | 112 | should mirror the hierarchical structure of the main collection. Configurations are shared |
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121 | 121 | the <filename>/db/foo</filename> hierarchy inside <filename>/db/system/config/</filename>. Sub-collections which do not have a <filename>collection.xconf</filename> file of their own will be governed by the |
122 | 122 | configuration policy specified for the closest ancestor collection which does have |
123 | 123 | such a file, so you are not required to specify a configuration for every |
124 | | - collection. Note, however, that configuration settings do not cascade. If you choose |
| 124 | + collection. Note, however, that configuration settings do not cascade, that is to say that a sub-collection |
| 125 | + with a <filename>collection.xconf</filename>, will not inherit any settings from any ancestor collection |
| 126 | + that has a <filename>collection.xconf</filename>; If you choose |
125 | 127 | to deploy a <filename>collection.xconf</filename> file in a sub-collection, you must |
126 | 128 | specify in that file <emphasis>all</emphasis> the configuration options you wish to |
127 | 129 | have applied to that sub-collection (and any lower-level sub-collections without |
128 | 130 | <filename>collection.xconf</filename> files of their own). </para> |
129 | | - <note> |
130 | | - <para>Due to backward compatibility concerns, the file does not have to be called |
131 | | - <filename>collection.xconf</filename>, which is now the preferred file name, |
132 | | - but it <emphasis>must</emphasis> have the <filename>.xconf</filename> |
133 | | - extension.</para> |
134 | | - <para>You can only have <emphasis>one</emphasis> |
135 | | - <filename>.xconf</filename> file at each level.</para> |
136 | | - </note> |
137 | 131 | <section> |
138 | 132 | <title>Maintaining Indexes and Re-indexing</title> |
139 | 133 | <table> |
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