Bug#162120: debian-policy: Deletion of configuration files--should it be preserved?
>>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> writes:
Anthony> On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 07:54:15PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
>> We have to have a debate about it because there is an actual
>> substantive disagreement between you and Manoj.
Anthony> Really? What is it? I only saw comments that amount to "I
Anthony> interpret policy this way" and "other things do it this
Anthony> way", neither of which is a response to my original request
Anthony> for "someone to give a good reason why randomly deleting
Anthony> config files of installed packages is the best way to go
Anthony> about things, and should be supported."
And I have seen little cogent rationale from you on this bug
(lots of foaming at the mouth, but that seems par for the course).
Do I now have to explain to you why preserving user changes is
desirable behaviour?
>> If you don't think
>> it's that important, then say so, and Manoj could put in a policy
>> change to make explicit that deletions must be preserved.
Anthony> Well, I suppose I could change the scripts to cope, and
Anthony> change inetd to just enable all its internal services unless
Anthony> told otherwise, so anyone who was stupid enough to think
Anthony> removing the config file would do any good could get their
Anthony> machine DoS'ed off the .net thanks to a handful of
Anthony> untracable spoofed packets. Because, hey, personal whims,
Anthony> and the letter of policy are what matters, not the needs of
Anthony> our userbase, right?
You are being a moron. I guess the stress of your position
have caused you to snap. Change the above to be _disable_ all
services unless told otherwise, and you have a reasonable behaviour
for inetd.
System defaults should be sane, and for inted, seems like
failing secure is a good way to go. The default file shipped with
inetd should be the same: no services open by default.
If the file is removed, do not regenerate it.
manoj
--
Some men are so interested in their wives' continued happiness that
they hire detectives to find out the reason for it.
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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