Hello A user of the autofs package did send a bug report (Bug#145768) about problems with a manually changed /etc/modules.conf file. The problem is that update-modules fails in the postinst script.
There are two possibilities: 1. Don't catch the error and let the installation of the package fail. 2. Catch the error in the postinst script and inform the user about the error. My favour would be the first possibility, since the Debian system assumes that a manually changed /etc/modules.conf file is a bad idea. The postinst script of the modutils package tells the user: ------------------------------------------------------------ WARNING: you already have an /etc/modules.conf file which has not been generated by update-modules. Debian now uses a new system which uses multiple files in the /etc/modutils directory. See the manpage for update-modules for more information on this setup. Please check all changes you made in /etc/modules.conf and either apply them to the provided files in /etc/modutils or add your own files there. Then run update-modules. ------------------------------------------------------------ But is this officially documented anywhere so that I can refer this user to this documentation? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
