Re: update-inetd
>>>>> "Brian" == Brian May <bam@snoopy.debian.net> writes:
>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> writes:
OB Andreas> I don't think one needs to touch inetd.conf at all (or
Andreas> any other service description) during upgrades, at least
Andreas> not as long as not changes to the service are
Andreas> necessary. I would rather recommend to only add it during
Andreas> first installation, and remove it during purge. Why
Andreas> bother at other places?
Brian> Like I said, I copied it from another package, a number of
Brian> years ago.
Brian> I would guess the theory is that during the upgrade the
Brian> daemon may refer to files that are being upgraded
Brian> (e.g. shared libraries), and as such break badly.
Hmmm. What happens if the user removes the package but doesn't purge
it. Should the configuration item remain intact?
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Brian May <bam@snoopy.debian.net>
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