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regarding Leftover statoverride from older version
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579389: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=579389
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: ssmtp
Version: 2.64-4
Severity: normal
Hi,
I don't know if we should fix this, as this happens only to people who
have installed the previously broken ssmtp 2.64-3 (and below?) which
inserted the dpkg-statoverride rule. 2.64-4 doesn't do that anymore but
the statoverride rule is not removed, so that ssmtp will continue to get
suid privileges on reinstall, etc.
I guess the problem is that statoverride isn't meant for debian packages
to change, but for admins to state overrides on permissions.
Anyway, this hasn't ever been in any stable releases, so it will only
affect people who have followed unstable or testing through the broken
packages.
Thanks,
Guido
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.33.2rx00 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_IE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages ssmtp depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.32 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libgnutls26 2.8.6-1 the GNU TLS library - runtime libr
ssmtp recommends no packages.
ssmtp suggests no packages.
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/ssmtp [Errno 13] Permission denied:
u'/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/ssmtp'
-- debconf information excluded
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
This does not affect the stable release.
Bug can be closed.
--- End Message ---
