Re: Update Configuration File: preserves user changes to config files.
On Mon, 2005-06-20 at 12:24, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
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> On 20-06-2005 16:03, Andreas Schuldei wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 02:41:35PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
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> >>The problem raised here is that debian-edu packages messes with slapd
> >>conf(ig)files. That cannot (in the Debian we have today, Andreas!) be
> >>solved by debian-edu using ucf: Debian-edu is not allowed to mess with
> >>configfiles of other packages, except if those packages provide a tool
> >>to do so (like debconf).
> >>
> >>Please read Debian Policy 10.7.3 and 10.7.4.
Sorry to throw in my poorly researched 2c, but IMHO no policy change is
required... what is required is that the config files be fixed *inside*
the slapd package.
Much of what the Debian Edu people want from slapd is something that
others could benefit from.
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Donovan Baarda <abo@minkirri.apana.org.au>
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