Bug#2380: postinst tries to mkdir /var/logs/news

[sr1@irz301.inf.tu-dresden.de (Sven Rudolph)]

Package: syslogd
Version: 1.2-19



# dpkg -i /ftp-os/linux/debian/unstable/binary-i386/base/sysklogd-1.2-19.deb
(Reading database ... 23813 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace syslogd (using .../unstable/binary-i386/base/sysklogd-1.2-19.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement syslogd ...
Setting up syslogd ...
mkdir: cannot make directory `/var/logs/news': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing syslogd (--install):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 syslogd


Suggested fix:

*** syslogd.postinst.original   Wed Feb 21 14:19:25 1996
--- syslogd.postinst    Wed Feb 21 14:19:37 1996
***************
*** 26,32 ****
  fi

  if [ ! -d /var/log/news ]; then
!   mkdir /var/logs/news
    chmod 2755 /var/log/news
    chown news.news /var/log/news
  fi
--- 26,32 ----
  fi

  if [ ! -d /var/log/news ]; then
!   mkdir /var/log/news
    chmod 2755 /var/log/news
    chown news.news /var/log/news
  fi


	Sven
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