Bug#75505: marked as done (base: mod(utils?)conf should not overwrite /etc/modules.conf)
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From: Gustavo Noronha Silva (KoV) <kov@zaz.com.br>
Subject: base: mod(utils?)conf should not overwrite /etc/modules.conf
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I think modules.conf should not be overwritten on an upgrade of it's utils
I always lost every configuration I have done for my soundcard and my isdn
modules whenever I upgrade to new versions of modutils (modconf?) shouldn't
it be put at conffiles ;)?
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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:07:53 +0200
From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>
To: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shaleh@valinux.com>, 75505-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#75505: base: mod(utils?)conf should not overwrite /etc/m
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Previously Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> /etc/modutils/foo. You put your changes there and update-modules reads it and
> autogenerates the modules.conf and what not.
Indeed. If you look at /etc/modules.conf the first lines state very
explicitly that you should never modify it since it is a generated
file.
I'm closing this bugreport.
Wichert.
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