Re: /etc/shells management

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Subject: Re: /etc/shells management
From: Karl Ramm <kcr@1ts.org>
Date: 06 Sep 2003 14:26:44 -0400
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References: <uusy8xlnktl.fsf@GENUINE-IMITATION-OVALKWIK.MIT.EDU> <20030823154254.GA2129@carlos.godisch.de> <7ihe48uz9o.fsf@enark.csis.hku.hk>

> >>>>> "Martin" == Martin Godisch <martin@godisch.de> writes:
>     Martin> and the entry in /etc/shells should be added again, since it was
>     Martin> there when we begun. How does the postinst know that this is no
>     Martin> upgrade? Why doesn't add-shell care for this, so the postinst
>     Martin> can unconditionally run?

add-shell is idempotent, so running

add-shell /bin/bash3
add-shell /bin/bash3

results in only one /bin/bash3 in /etc/shells.

So the postinst can run it unconditionally.

kcr

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