Re: Overwrite somebody's httpd.conf.old
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Fabio Tranchitella wrote:
> Hi, I'm packaging a web-based tool for administering LDAP
> servers called phpldapadmin. I have a question related Apache*
> auto-configuration.
>
> During the postinstall, I modify the httpd.conf in order to add an
> Include line and I save the old httpd.conf as httpd.conf.old, without
> check if it already exists. I saw other postinstall script from others
> web-based packages but I've never seen any test for httpd.conf.old.
>
> Maybe I am too cautious, but in my opinion I can overwrite somebody
> else's httpd.conf.old. In your opinion is useful a test during the
> postinstall? Or I can overwrite httpd.conf.old without any test?
>
> I don't know if someone thought about this problem ...
>
> Thank you,
> Fabio T.
>
> NOTE:
> I'm not subscribed to this mailing-list, if you answer please Cc me..
>
>
Much simplre solution is NOT to touch httpd.conf and put your config lines
in conf.d. Treat that file as a configfile either using the dpkg standard
or ucf.
Fabio
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