Package: rsnapshot
Version: 1.3.1-1
Severity: important
Tags: patch
Hi, include_conf `script` is broken in 1.3.1. It will run the script, then try
to run the output of the script again, then include THAT in the config file.
Fixed in upstream CVS, the appropriate changes are in the patch supplied.
http://rsnapshot.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rsnapshot/rsnapshot/rsnapshot-program.pl?r1=1.405&r2=1.406
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1,
'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages rsnapshot depends on:
ii liblchown-perl 1.01-1 Perl interface to the lchown() sys
ii logrotate 3.7.8-6 Log rotation utility
ii perl 5.10.1-17 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
ii rsync 3.0.7-2 fast remote file copy program (lik
Versions of packages rsnapshot recommends:
ii openssh-client 1:5.5p1-6 secure shell (SSH) client, for sec
rsnapshot suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
-- debsums errors found:
debsums: changed file /usr/bin/rsnapshot (from rsnapshot package)
--- /usr/bin/rsnapshot 2010-08-10 14:05:03.529893050 +0100
+++ /usr/bin/rsnapshot 2011-02-20 02:23:30.134409968 +0000
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@
# open the config file
my $config_file = shift() || $config_file;
my $CONFIG;
- if($config_file =~ /^`.*`$/) {
- open($CONFIG, "$config_file|") ||
+ if($config_file =~ /^`(.*)`$/) {
+ open($CONFIG, "$1 |") ||
bail("Couldn't execute \"$config_file\" to get config
information\nAre you sure you have permission?");
} else {
$CONFIG = IO::File->new($config_file)
