David Cho-Lerat wrote: > I've done some RTFM, but can't yet find where the helper > scripts to use in maintainer scripts (preinst/postrm/..) are > described. > > How does one automate the following in the preinst scripts, > for instance : It sounds like you are trying to use a package installation in order to do system configuration. That can work. It seems seductive. I used to do it that way too. But after having done it that way I now do it differently. There are just too many issues. The task really isn't a package installation so much as system configuration. So now I use a system configuration tool. I actually use my own system configuration tool. I know it best. But in the larger world the standard tools are cfengine, puppet, chef. I recommend you look at puppet as the place to start. There is a large community around it and it is quite effective. So that is my opinion and recommendation. Avoid the problems of working within a packaged space and instead use a system configuration tool. It is a much better match. You will eventually change to it anyway so you might as well get there sooner. :-) > 2. ssh-keygen with no user input ("Enter passphrase") No one has mentioned the ssh-keygen -N new_passphrase option yet. Bob
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