Setting WEEWX_ROOT

[Jonathan Ryshpan]

I am up updating weewx for Fedora Linux to match version 5.1.0. I notice that  weewx.conf-5.1.0 has no entry for WEEWX_ROOT, whereas my current weewx.conf (very old, probable version 4.10.1) sets 

WEEWX_ROOT=/

Is it harmful to set WEEWX_ROOT=/ , or just unnecessary?

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Sincerely Jonathan Ryshpan <jon...@pacbell.net>

	Three percent exceeds 2 percent by 50 percent, 
	not by 1 percent.
	--Edward Denison

[gjr80]

Have a read of the relevant section in the 5.1 docs. Unless you are special you really don't need it.

Gary

[Jonathan Ryshpan]

On Wed, 2025-05-14 at 16:45 -0700, gjr80 wrote:

Have a read of the relevant section in the 5.1 docs. Unless you are special you really don't need it.

Gary

On Thursday, 15 May 2025 at 09:29:21 UTC+10 jonatha...@gmail.com wrote:

I am up updating weewx for Fedora Linux to match version 5.1.0. I notice that  weewx.conf-5.1.0 has no entry for WEEWX_ROOT, whereas my current weewx.conf (very old, probable version 4.10.1) sets 

WEEWX_ROOT=/

Is it harmful to set WEEWX_ROOT=/ , or just unnecessary?

Thanks much. All is made clear.

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Sincerely Jonathan Ryshpan <jon...@pacbell.net>

	The mind is not a vessel to be filled; it is 
	a fire to be kindled. -- Plutarch