Bug#2657: forwarded message from MAILER-DAEMON@chu.cam.ac.uk

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>]

Andrew, as you're no doubt aware you CC'd the wrong address :-).

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From: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Bug#2051: etc/ntp.conf is an auto-handled conffile
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Andrew Howell writes ("Re: Bug#2051: etc/ntp.conf is an auto-handled conffile"):
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> Okay I'll take the conffile out, what is the best way to install ntp.conf
> then? Install it into /tmp and then have the postinst edit and move to /etc
> or have the file in the postinst and have it generate the file?

Have the file in the postinst, or install it in /usr/lib somewhere and
leave it.

Packages shouldn't contain any files in /tmp !

Ian.
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