unmerge 68703
reassign 68703 ftpd
tags 68703 - moreinfo
severity 68703 normal
thanks
There *is* a bug in ftpd (and ftpd-ssl). The postrms of ftpd
and ftpd-ssl contain the following code:
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if [ "$1" = remove -o "$1" = purge ]; then
update-inetd --remove
"ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd
/usr/sbin/in.ftpd"
fi
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When ftpd-ssl is installed over ftpd, fptd is removed, not
purged. When ftpd is purged, this code will remove the
in.ftpd entry from /etc/inetd.conf, even though this now
belongs to ftpd-ssl.
This *may* explain the original problem that was reported.
There may also be a bug in dpkg, but let's follow that
one at #109691.
Apologies if I am somehow confused here.
--
Thomas Hood
