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Re: SSHd not respecting configuration in /etc



On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 01:11:26AM -0800, Philippe Troin wrote:

> Sam Hartman <hartmans@MIT.EDU> writes:
> > But he removed the file created by the debconf script in /etc/ssh,
> > which IMHO counts as a change of local configuration by the
> > administrator under 11.7.3 of policy 3.2.1.2.  As such, the upgrade
> > script must respect this change.  I believe it would be reasonable
> > to open a serious bug against ssh for not doing so.  See the thread
> > about abusing debconf recently.
> 
> It's not a thread about abusing debconf, it's a thread about avoiding
> duplicating information in debconf and in the filesystem.
> 
> Which is exactly what is going on with ssh.

Perhaps you aren't talking about the same thread.  See:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-0101/msg01577.html

-- 
 - mdz



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