with rpm-4.0.4-27mdk the .rpmnew files are created when files are identical... I don't know if they are created when files differ. Nor do I know if this is a problem with the drakxtools and pam packages, or with rpm, but rpm seems more likely.
12:drakxtools warning: /etc/pam.d/net_monitor created as /etc/pam.d/net_monitor.rpmnew warning: /etc/security/console.apps/net_monitor created as /etc/security/console.apps/net_monitor.rpmnew ########################################### [ 66%] 13:drakxtools-newt warning: /etc/security/fileshare.conf created as /etc/security/fileshare.conf.rpmnew [root@localhost etc]# diff net_monitor* [root@localhost pam.d]# ls -l net_monitor* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 225 Jan 9 11:35 net_monitor -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 225 Jan 9 11:35 net_monitor.rpmnew [root@localhost security]# ls -l fileshare.conf* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13 Jan 9 11:35 fileshare.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13 Jan 9 11:35 fileshare.conf.rpmnew [root@localhost security]# cmp fileshare.conf* [root@localhost security]# diff fileshare.conf* [root@localhost security]# Liam -- Liam Quin, W3C XML Activity Lead, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/ http://www.holoweb.net/~liam/ Ankh's list of IRC clients: http://www.valinor.sorcery.net/clients/
