Bug#762584: apache2: silently changes user configuration /etc/logrotate.d/apache2

2014-09-23 Thread Vincent Lefevre
Package: apache2 Version: 2.4.10-2 Severity: important Preliminary note: this particular bug is not about the default, but silent configuration change. Due to * Keep fewer logs by default. Instead of 52 weekly logs, keep 14 daily logs. The daily graceful restart also has the advantage of

Bug#762584: apache2: silently changes user configuration /etc/logrotate.d/apache2

2014-09-23 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2014-09-23 14:43:49 +0200, Arno Töll wrote: We install this file through dh_installlogrotate and it is listed as a conffile in the binary package of apache2. That means, it will be handled like any other configuration file in Debian with special care and it won't overwrite changes YOU made.

Bug#762584: apache2: silently changes user configuration /etc/logrotate.d/apache2

2014-09-23 Thread Arno Töll
On 23.09.2014 15:01, Vincent Lefevre wrote: On 2014-09-23 14:43:49 +0200, Arno Töll wrote: We install this file through dh_installlogrotate and it is listed as a conffile in the binary package of apache2. That means, it will be handled like any other configuration file in Debian with special

Bug#762584: apache2: silently changes user configuration /etc/logrotate.d/apache2

2014-09-23 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2014-09-23 15:06:08 +0200, Arno Töll wrote: On 23.09.2014 15:01, Vincent Lefevre wrote: On 2014-09-23 14:43:49 +0200, Arno Töll wrote: We install this file through dh_installlogrotate and it is listed as a conffile in the binary package of apache2. That means, it will be handled like

Bug#762584: apache2: silently changes user configuration /etc/logrotate.d/apache2

2014-09-23 Thread Stefan Fritsch
On Tuesday 23 September 2014 15:21:35, Vincent Lefevre wrote: OK, but then, is there any reason not to announce it in the NEWS file? This is a significant configuration change! This is a change like the ones which happen every day in Debian during an update. It's not newsworthy I