Shawn Grover wrote:
anything with a "+" as the first character is a new line added with the update.
Anything with a "-" as the first character is a line being removed by the update.
At the top of the differences, it cover's this, thought it's not the clearest set of instructions I've
read. (btw, I'm doing this from memory - it might be "++" and "--" respectively.)
I normally look for the "-" lines as these typically show me what changes I'VE made that will
removed. Especially if they are followed immediately with a "+" line setting some default value.
I also take a look at the file in question. If it's in the /etc/init.d folder, then
generally I allow an auto update because I don't normally change these files. If it
were in /etc/apache2/conf/ for instance, then I check it closely because I did
customize the Apache config. If I'm ever not sure, I check the file diff closely.
HTH
Shawn
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Shawn Grover wrote:
Depends on the config files to be updated.
But the simple answer is "NO".
Shawn
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Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 4:40 PM
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<snip>
Is auto-merging the files safe? I don't want to screw anything up
</snip>
I'm trying etc-update... and I have a question: I can't read diff files
very well (or at least I'm not sure I can). How can I tell what will be
added and removed?
I have two sets of files in /etc/ssl/postfix, all named server, with
various suffixes. Upon viewing the diff, it looks like some manner of
encryption code. Should I leave these as is?
--
Why am I scared of Windows? Let's just say I will be glad I have my Knoppix CD.
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