Bug#2821: findutils doesn't backup /etc/cron.daily/find
/etc/cron.daily/find *is* already listed under conffiles, which is the
same method as used by sysvinit. When I tested locate modification of
this file and reinstallation, it worked as expected.
1. Please tell me which version of findutils you were updating from.
Possibly, if your version were quite old, and didn't have conffiles,
you would experience the symptoms you saw.
2. Also, please tell me which version of dpkg you were using.
Perhaps an ancient version of dpkg would cause the described problems.
Finally, if you had *not* modified /etc/cron.daily/find, then it will
be replaced with the latest distributed version when you upgrade.
Occasionally, this is not what the user desires.
3. Could you send me a copy of your original /etc/cron.daily/find, if you
were able to reconstruct it.
Please try to respond with answers to these 3 points within a week. I
am interested in fixing this bug, if it is a real bug. So far, I
cannot verify that it is a bug. If I do not receive a response in a
week, I will close this bug. Of course, there will be the usual 28
days after my closing the bug for additional responses.
kevin
kevin@aimnet.com
>>>>> "Carlos" == Carlos Carvalho <carlos@fisica.ufpr.br> writes:
> Package: findutils
> Version: 4.1-9
> It installs fine, but then we a msg. "replaced /etc/cron.daily/find"
> but there's NO backup. It should use the same method as sysvinit, this
> helps in the consistency of the system.
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