Re: "Configuring PACKAGE" messages without a version number
On Sun 04 Mar 2001, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
> I get lots of messages like this during upgrades:
>
> Configuring Dump
> ----------------
>
> /etc/fstab contains zeroes in the dump frequencies fields
> Your /etc/fstab file contains zeroes in the dump frequencies fields for all
> your filesystems. This tells dump that you never intend to backup your drives.
> In particular, this will keep the -w and -W options to dump from working.
>
> Edit the /etc/fstab file to implement your local backup policy.
>
> However, they don't include a version number, which is a nuisance if
> submitting bug reports.
Why would you want to submit a bug report about this? It's a legitimate
message. If you want to file a bug on dump, use 'reportbug'.
> Am I right in assuming these messages are generated by debconf? If
> not, what does produce them?
It _is_ generated by debconf, on behalf of (apparently) dump.
Paul Slootman
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