Re: Rationale for /etc/init.d/* being conffiles?

[kaih@khms.westfalen.de (Kai Henningsen)]

sanvila@unex.es (Santiago Vila)  wrote on 19.12.97 in <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.971219115630.738A-100000@cantor.unex.es>:

> Could somebody please explain the rationale for having *all*
> /etc/init.d/* scripts as conffiles?

Because they are.

> Please, don't say "you can deactivate the service by modifying the
> scripts",

Example from my machine: I have two diald daemons running simultaneously.  
This is, of course, done by modifying /etc/init.d/diald. I sure don't want  
this overwritten whenever I install a new diald.


MfG Kai