Complete Re-Install (was Re: Doing an "apt-get --purge remove" after an earlier "remove"?)
On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 12:56, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 10:27:21AM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> [2002-12-05 16:57:23 +0000]:
> > > Then there's nothing more to do. The "purge" step only makes a
> > > difference if the package has a post-removal script; it seems that this
> > > one doesn't.
> >
> > I think you meant 'conffiles'? Configuration files such as those in
> > /etc/package.conf are left around unless you purge them.
>
> Oh, both post-removal scripts and conffiles, yes. Post-removal scripts
> often purge configuration files that aren't managed by dpkg.
>
> The full details of purging are in the Debian Policy Manual.
I've been having the same problem with slapd. I messed something up,
and tried to remove it, but after re-installing it I was never prompted
for any re-configuration. dpkg-reconfigure (?) didn't help me at all
either.
BTW, does anyone know where the cn=admin password for slapd is put?
Jeremy
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