Bug#214695: apache.config bugginess

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>]

Hi Steve,

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Steve Langasek wrote:

> Package: apache
> Version: 1.3.28-1
> Severity: important
>
> While trying to puzzle out why debconf showed me a low-priority question
> upon configuring apache (which doesn't look like apache's fault), I
> noticed a couple of things in the debconf config script:
>
> #!/bin/sh -e
>
> ## Source debconf library.
> . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
>
> if [ -e /usr/apache/suexec ]; then
>     db_set apache/enable-suexec true
> fi

This is simply not possible in 1.3.28. Are you sure you are watching the
correct file????

from apt-get source apache (1.3.28

if [ -e /usr/lib/apache/suexec ]; then

etc.

> if [ -e /usr/lib/apache/suexec ]; then
>     db_set apache/enable-suexec true
> else
>     db_set apache/enable-suexec false
> fi
>
> Otherwise, once set to true, debconf will never again check if the admin
> has removed suexec by hand, resulting in a loss of local configuration
> settings.

No need to do this since the Default in the template is false

Fabio

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