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i have installed nginx in ubuntu16.04, and check that Configuration file location is /etc/nginx/conf/nginx.conf

$ /usr/sbin/nginx -V 2>&1 | grep --colour=auto conf

then Show Configuration file path:

 --conf-path=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

I am working on Install openam nginx Webagent link, this nginx_agent have one nginx.conf file

nginx_web_agent install path:

   /opt/nginx_agent

nginx_web_agent nginx.conf path:

   /opt/nginx_agent/conf/nginx.conf

nginx_web_agent use that nginx.conf file,

How can i change nginx default nginx.conf file to nginx_web_agent nginx.conf file

for example:

nginx Configure use /opt/nginx_agent/conf/nginx.conf instead of /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Suggest me How can i do that?

Rajkumar .E
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/usr/sbin/nginx -V shows the initial configure script parameters, not necessarily the actual parameters that are running.

To use an alternative configuration file, instead on the default one, you can set the -c flag (man nginx) :

/usr/sbin/nginx -c /opt/nginx_agent/conf/nginx.conf

Ubuntu 16.04 uses systemd to manage services, so you will need to change systemd parameters for nginx service :

  1. Edit /lib/systemd/system/nginx.service

  2. Add -c flag where required :

    ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t -c /opt/nginx_agent/conf/nginx.conf -q -g 'daemon on; master_process on;'
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx -c /opt/nginx_agent/conf/nginx.conf -g 'daemon on; master_process on;'
ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nginx -c /opt/nginx_agent/conf/nginx.conf -g 'daemon on; master_process on;' -s reload

  3. Reload the systemd manager configuration : systemctl daemon-reload

  4. Start nginx service :

    service nginx start

  5. Check nginx service parameters :

    systemctl status nginx.service

...
2411 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -c /opt/nginx_agent/conf/nginx.conf -g daemon on; master_process on
...

This is the way i would do it.

krisFR
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    Do not edit the system `nginx.service` directly. It may be restored whenever you upgrade the package. Instead, provide your overrides in `/etc/systemd/system/nginx.service.d/whatever.conf`. – Michael Hampton Dec 17 '16 at 13:15
  • @krisFR I have used ubuntu16.04 docker, docker have issue to `Since systemd isn't running as init inside your docker container, there's no daemon to process your start and stop commands.` reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39169403/systemd-and-systemctl-within-ubuntu-docker-images , so, Suggest me Any alternative way to change nginx configuration path. – Rajkumar .E Dec 20 '16 at 05:28
  • Thanks pal!!!!! – Ahmed Alhallag Jun 17 '21 at 05:49