On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Ryan Tandy wrote: > To sum up: any system that has had version 3.4-1 of micro-evtd > installed is likely to contain a status file in /usr/sbin that dpkg > doesn't know about, and I'm not sure what the best way to resolve this > is.
Sounds like a serious bug. > The micro-evtd 3.4-2 package currently available on m.d.n, in its > postinst, unconditionally removes the generated file, if it finds it. > Before releasing this update I will ensure that the removal only > happens when upgrading from 3.4-1. Is this safe to do? Are there > other safety measures that I should consider, or is this something I > should just notify the administrator about and let them deal with? Does the file contain historical data or any data the sysadmin might want to keep? If so I would suggest moving the file to its new location (presumably under /var/lib) instead. If not your plan sounds fine. -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAKTje6Ham8ZU6DW_GTwJrAZn_4yXGpz=6l8up7tppu7kf3e...@mail.gmail.com
