Re: Can a package modify slapd.conf in its maintainer script?

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Subject: Re: Can a package modify slapd.conf in its maintainer script?
From: Brian May <bam@snoopy.debian.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:43:46 +1000
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Fabio Tranchitella wrote:

Thanks, we'll prepare a new release which disables the slapd.conf mangling
and provides documentation within README.Debian.

I agree with this approach. If slapd.conf needs to be modified, itshould not happen automatically. Rather the administrator needs to betold to do it manually. Otherwise the risk exists the modificationsmight break something.


Brian May

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