init: API

[Alan Cox]

On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 03:39:14PM -0500, Paul A Houle wrote:
> authentication system.  This has an XML configuration file -- when we 
> add a new site,  we only need to change one parameter...  which is 
> entered twice into a 50-line block of XML.  We continuously have 
> problems when somebody edits the file,  doesn't respect tag nesting,  
> and the system breaks.

Hint. You are using the wrong tools

Use an xml editor and on saving use an xml verify tool before allowing the
change to be committed.