On Mon, Jan 04 2010, Russ Allbery wrote:
>> Umm, directories can't be conffiles, no? So not considering
>> directories, if symlinks can be conffiles, and regular files can be
>> conffiles, I think users should be allowed to change one conffile into
>> another. And the code must then handle that case.
>
> Yes, I think that's right. That could probably be handled in a way
> similar to the current handling of a deleted conffile.
The tricky case is if a user replaces a symlink with a copy of
the original target -- no content changes whatsoever. Should the user
be prompted? I can see arguments either way, and certainly the
potential exists for violating the principle of least surprise
whichever take we have on that.
manoj
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