Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade

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Subject: Re: Modified conffile not detected on package upgrade
From: Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:15:42 +0000
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On Sat 11 Jan 2014 at 13:21:06 +0100, Malte Forkel wrote:

> Am 11.01.2014 12:02, schrieb Brian:
> > 
> > Ckeck that the file in question is a conffile:
> > 
> >    dpkg --status <package_name>
> > 
> It's a conffile.

You could do

   apt-get --reinstall install -o Dpkg::Options::"--force-confask" <package>

to force a conffile prompt.

What happens? BTW, what is the package?

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