[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
** Branch linked: lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/dovecot/ubuntu -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
** Changed in: dovecot (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Mathias Gug (mathiaz) Status: Triaged = In Progress -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
This bug was fixed in the package dovecot - 1:1.1.11-0ubuntu3 --- dovecot (1:1.1.11-0ubuntu3) jaunty; urgency=low [ Ante Karamatic ] * Add SMTP-AUTH support for Outlook (login auth mechanism) * debian/dovecot-postfix.postinst: - merge user's custom changes from dovecot.conf (LP: #339966) [ Mathias Gug ] * properly support package upgrades. * handle reinstallation of package if it wasn't purged. Based on Ante's patch: + debian/dovecot-postfix.postinst, debian/dovecot-posftix.postrm: - rename configuration name on remove, delete on purge + debian/dovecot-postfix.dirs - create backup directory for postfix's configuration -- Mathias Gug math...@ubuntu.com Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:43:06 -0400 ** Changed in: dovecot (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress = Fix Released -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
This patch covers all situations I could think off: - install of dovecot-postfix on top of already working dovecot and postfix - removing dovecot-postfix in this case would bring back configuration of postfix from before installation and would rename dovecot-postfix.conf, so that real dovecot.conf would be used - removing dovecot-postfix doesn't delete user made changes, but it does remove postfix-dovecot integration (postfix's configuration is reset to the state before the package was installed) - on reinstall of dovecot-postfix user made changes are returned and diff against default configuration is provided to the user; integration is back again - purging dovecot-postfix removes all dovecot related configuration from dovecot-postfix package and resets postfix's configuration to the state before the package was installed - upgrade of dovecot-postfix ** Attachment added: lp-339966-2.debdiff http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24379716/lp-339966-2.debdiff -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
Right, (2) is an error from previous upload and (1) is an oversight (i didn't copy-paste it :). I'm fixing that and at the same time I would like to discuss some things. What would user expect on purge/removal of dovecot-postfix? At the moment, if the user removes dovecot-postfix, /etc/dovecot/dovecot- postfix.conf remains and nothing changes for the user. Is that ok? Wouldn't the user expect to have dovecot-postfix integration removed? And how about purge? I've would also like to have postfix's master.cf and main.cf (in the state they are before installing dovecot-postfix) in /var/backups/dovecot/, so that on purge we can set up environment that was there before installation. -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
This is proposed solution: - check if dovecot.conf is customized and, if it is, copy it to dovecot-postfix.conf - ucf will notice diff and propose merging or overwriting to the user This patch also includes fix for outlook SASL-AUTH. ** Attachment added: lp-339966.debdiff http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24116295/lp-339966.debdiff -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
Changelog entry: Add SMTP-AUTH support for Outlook (login auth mechanism) isn't quite usefull. This would be better: dovecot-postfix: add login auth mechanism (required by Outlook) -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
Thanks for the debdiff. The patch looks promising: 1. The temporary directory DIR is not removed. 2. All of the ucf logic is *only* run during the first install. A dovecot-postfix package upgrade won't run the ucf logic and thus maintainer changes to dovecot-postfix.conf won't be presented to the administrator. ** Changed in: dovecot (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Triaged -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
I suggest we check if dovecot.conf (minus ^protocols.* line) is different than the default one (minus ^protocols.* line) and, if it is, in preinst we copy that file into dovecot-postfix.conf and let the ucf do the rest. What do you think? -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
Re: [Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 02:23:01AM -, C de-Avillez wrote: heh. Because I thought (wrongly, perhaps) that integration between Dovecot and postfix would be nice... Ok - thanks for making this clear. It seems that the description of the package could be updated to better explain what the package is about. I don't think supporting upgrades from an existing dovecot installation can be implemented for the jaunty release cycle. status confirmed importance low -- Mathias Gug Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com ** Changed in: dovecot (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Low Status: New = Confirmed -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
The problem is that on already-configured dovecot installations there is a chance that the dovecot-postifx.conf will not work out-of-the-box. I am sure that for *new* installations of dovecot the provided d-p.conf will work fine -- but this is not to be expected for existing installs. But ideally -- on existing customised dovecot installs --, the new configuration should be installed as -- say -- dovecot- postfix.conf.dpkg.inst, or similar, giving time for the system maintainer to check and adjust as needed. The newly-installed d-p.conf was broken, for me: 1. replaced my SSL certs by a default SSL cert; 2. disabled SSL client authentication; 3. reset user name formatting to the default (u...@realm, instead of just username); 4. disabled MD5 authentication. These are small changes, but the result was -- for example -- the loss of all Evolution mail filters for all clients, since nobody could connect to IMAP anymore. If, instead, the new dovecot configuration was created *without* being set active (and a warning given that dovecot-postfix integration was not yet active), I would have had time to adjust, check set the integration without causing any users any pain. I have since reinstalled dovecot-postifx, but now I knew the install was going to be broken, so I took the necessary care. If no such option (*not* to blindly replace existing dovecot configuration) can be be provided, then at least the installation procedure should provide an option to be cancelled. ** Changed in: dovecot (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
Re: [Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
Thanks for taking the time to reply. On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 06:40:07PM -, C de-Avillez wrote: The problem is that on already-configured dovecot installations there is a chance that the dovecot-postifx.conf will not work out-of-the-box. I am sure that for *new* installations of dovecot the provided d-p.conf will work fine -- but this is not to be expected for existing installs. All of your points are valid and your suggestions are welcomed. However I'm trying to understand why did you install the dovecot-postfix package in the first place? Were you expecting that it would *upgrade* your existing system configuration and add new features to it? status incomplete -- Mathias Gug Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com ** Changed in: dovecot (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 339966] Re: dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
heh. Because I thought (wrongly, perhaps) that integration between Dovecot and postfix would be nice... Of course (and no need to rub it even more on my face, it is already smeared all over ;-), I should have been more careful, and installed it first on a test machine. I wasn't, and I didn't. And this is clear from the fact that I opened this bug ashamed grin/. So, this time I 'dpkg -x' the package on a temp space, and looked at the provided configuration, and at the post-inst scripts. Then I prepared myself an adjusted dovecot-postfix.conf, installed d-p, stopped dovecot again, replaced the provided d-p with my version, and restarted -- successfully -- dovecot. ** Changed in: dovecot (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New -- dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dovecot in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
