On Tue, May 04, 2021 at 04:46:42AM +0200, Alec Leamas wrote: > Dear list, > > Touching files under $HOME in a postrm script is obviously a bad idea. > However, a colluegue insists in trying to make me do this.
Give that person a sharp knife and training to use it. Include lessons to avoid self inflicted wounds. > Just to resolve this issue: is the the limitations on what files which > can be touched by a packaging script documented somewhere? The limits are simple: Only files the package provides. Meaning: Don't touch files from other origin. > I have been skimming through the Policy Manual, but no luck. Did I miss > something? Is it somewhere else? Or is it just an undocumented "good > judgment" thing? > > Any clue, out there? Describe the original goal, tell what you want to achieve. Why the need for touching files under $HOME. Groeten Geert Stappers -- Silence is hard to parse
