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Bug#353923: marked as done (kdm modifies /etc/kde3/kdm/backgroundrc)

Your message dated Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:54:55 -0400
with message-id <9f694b820706111054s6df59165tae835a126bfdcf62@mail.gmail.com>
and subject line About your bug 353923 "kdm modifies /etc/kde3/kdm/backgroundrc" in Debian BTS
has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done.

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If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the
Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith.

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--- Begin Message --- 
Package: kdm
Version: 4:3.5.1-1
Severity: normal

Hi - Allow KDM to change the background image under the login window
using /etc/kde3/kdm/backgroundrc options 'WallpaperList' and
'ChangeInterval', e.g.:

  ChangeInterval=number_of_minutes
  WallpaperList=/path/to/some/pix.jpg,/path/to/some/otherpix.jpg [...]

Every ChangeInterval the background image changes as it should.
However, two lines in backgroundrc are updated:

  CurrentWallpaper=number_representing_the_image_file
  LastChange=number_representing_the_time

This behavior seems wrong. If / is mounted read-only, it causes
unexpected behavior.

Isn't this behavior a violation of the Linux FHS (and Debian) policy?
The FHS says /etc should contain only static config files (exception
made for /etc/mtab). Non-static files should be under /var.

I noticed this problem after installing the samhain package. It
complained about 'backgroundrc' changing though I had not touched it.
Yes, samhain can be told to ignore the change. However, this treats the
symptom not the cause.

Thanks for looking into it.

       bob

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-rc4
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages kdm depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]     1.4.70         Debian configuration management sy
ii  kdebase-bin               4:3.5.1-1      core binaries for the KDE base mod
ii  kdebase-data              4:3.5.1-1      shared data files for the KDE base
ii  kdelibs4c2a               4:3.5.1-2      core libraries for all KDE applica
ii  libc6                     2.3.5-13       GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgcc1                   1:4.0.2-8      GCC support library
ii  libpam-runtime            0.79-3.1       Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii  libpam0g                  0.79-3.1       Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libqt3-mt                 3:3.3.5-3      Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v
ii  libstdc++6                4.0.2-8        The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libx11-6                  6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxau6                   6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 X Authentication library
ii  libxdmcp6                 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 X Display Manager Control Protocol
ii  libxtst6                  6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System event recording an
ii  xbase-clients             6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 miscellaneous X clients

Versions of packages kdm recommends:
ii  logrotate                     3.7.1-2    Log rotation utility

-- debconf information:
  kdm/stop_running_server_with_children: false
* shared/default-x-display-manager: kdm
  kdm/daemon_name: /usr/bin/kdm

--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message --- 
Submitter was asked to provide more information about this bug
( http://bugs.debian.org/353923) four weeks ago.

Since more info was not provided, we are closing the bug.
Feel free to reopen this bug if you are still experiencing this issue
and you have extra information on how reproduce the issue.

Thanks,
Olivier



2007/5/11, Olivier Vitrat <ovit.debian@gmail.com>:

Hi,

The Debian Qt/KDE team is trying to update the bug status of some old
bugs in the BTS, and I'm helping with this task.

Some time ago, you've reported bug number 353923 "kdm modifies
/etc/kde3/kdm/backgroundrc" to Debian's Bug Tracking System. You can
read the bug report at:

     http://bugs.debian.org/353923

We are sorry if nobody responded when you filed the bug, KDE has
gotten more bugs in the past years than the maintainers could handle.
The team is trying to fix this now, but we need your help. So please
respond to this mail and tell us if:

- you are still experiencing this bug (adding in what version)
- the bug was already fixed (if known, in which version),
- or if you have extra information on how reproduce this bug.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Olivier Vitrat
helper for the Debian Qt/KDE team

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