mrueckert wrote (1097983) with that you would ignore any config an user might provide in /etc which can happen wouldnt a proper fix check if the file exists and only fallback to the /usr/etc file if the other file is not found?

I still think this individual fix still has value for Tumbleweed, as it goes from not working in the general case to working in the general case. I will see if an improvement can be submitted at a later time