Bug#265628: marked as done (apache: Removing a pckage should NEVER remove log files without asking the user!)
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From: Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au>
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Subject: apache: Removing a pckage should NEVER remove log files without asking the
user!
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Package: apache
Version: 1.3.31-3
Severity: critical
Justification: causes serious data loss
Purging apache (needed to remove logrotate.d file etc) removes /var/log/apache
which removes past web logs, and depending on the configuration may remove
apache 2 logs as well.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.7-netlink
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages apache depends on:
ii apache-common 1.3.31-3 Support files for all Apache webse
ii debconf 1.4.30 Debian configuration management sy
hi dpkg 1.10.23-se1 Package maintenance system for Deb
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libdb4.2 4.2.52-16 Berkeley v4.2 Database Libraries [
ii libexpat1 1.95.6-8 XML parsing C library - runtime li
ii libmagic1 4.10-3 File type determination library us
ii libpam0g 0.77-0.se5 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii logrotate 3.7-2.se1 Log rotation utility
ii mime-support 3.28-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
ii perl 5.8.4-2 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
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Subject: Re: Bug#265628: apache: Removing a pckage should NEVER remove log
files without asking the user!
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004, Russell Coker wrote:
> Package: apache
> Version: 1.3.31-3
> Severity: critical
> Justification: causes serious data loss
>
> Purging apache (needed to remove logrotate.d file etc) removes /var/log/apache
> which removes past web logs, and depending on the configuration may remove
> apache 2 logs as well.
Policy 10.8:
Log files should be removed when the package is purged (but not when it is
only removed). This should be done by the postrm script when it is called
with the argument purge.
--
<user> fajita: step one
<fajita> Whatever the problem, step one is always to look in the error log.
<user> fajita: step two
<fajita> When in danger or in doubt, step two is to scream and shout.
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