> If you create the file in the postinst, rather than putting it in the > .deb file and listing it in conffiles, you can do exactly what you > want to do without dpkg ever interfering. My 2 cents: I prefer to see things in the .deb file whenever possible so they show up when 'dpkg -L', 'dpkg -S', etc. are run. David -- David Engel Optical Data Systems, Inc. david@ods.com 1101 E. Arapaho Road (214) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081