Re: Changes on debian-edu-config

[Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>]

[Benjamin Sonntag]
> About policy and compatibility of debian-edu-config, lintian told me
> that :

> 
> W: debian-edu-config source:
> package-uses-deprecated-debhelper-compat-version 1
> -> should we use "4" compat file stamp ?
> 
> W: debian-edu-config source: out-of-date-standards-version 3.6.1
> -> shall-we put more recent standards-version ? current policy version
> is 3.6.2.2.

Yes, to both, but make sure the build isn't broken when you move from
compat 1 to 4.  It will change the behaviour of debhelper a lot.

> Ok, but the /etc/default/backdoor file will certainly not change since
> this init script grew better ...
> 
> I found #783 : http://bugs.skolelinux.no/show_bug.cgi?id=783
> for this issue, but it is closed. If the bug is still here, we should
> reopen it.

I'm not sure if that is the exact problem.  I just remember that there
are problems with the backdoor script.

> I have an idea for this issue. If it is still there I will try it and
> commit it if it work :
> $man ssh
> ... ...
>   -N      Do not execute a remote command.  This is useful for just
> forwarding ports (protocol version 2
>              only).
>   -T      Disable pseudo-tty allocation.
> ... ...

This will not work.  The problem is the script calling ssh, not the
ssh call itself.