Re: Bug#19837: ncsa: can't handle the deletion of /etc/init.d/ncsa
On Tue, Mar 17, 1998 at 01:45:58PM +0000, James Troup wrote:
> Package: ncsa
> Version: 1.4.2-7
>
> thor|14:43:36 ~/temp $sudo dpkg -iEG ncsa_1.4.2-8.deb
> (Reading database ... 23659 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace ncsa 1.4.2-7 (using ncsa_1.4.2-8.deb) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncsa.prerm: /etc/init.d/ncsa: No such file or directory
> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: /etc/init.d/ncsa: No such file or directory
> dpkg: error processing ncsa_1.4.2-8.deb (--install):
> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/ncsa: file does not exist
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> ncsa_1.4.2-8.deb
> thor|14:43:48 ~/temp $
>
> For whatever reason, someone deleted /etc/init.d/ncsa from this
> machine; as this is a conffile, I don't think the package should
> become unfixable via dpkg after that.
This prerm script was created by debstd. Should the admin be able to
remove init.d scripts and expect no problems?
Adam Klein
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