** Description changed: - Binary package hint: atftpd + [Impact] + <fill me in with explanation of severity and frequency of bug on users and justification for backporting the fix to the stable release> + + [Text Case] + <fill me in with detailed *instructions* on how to reproduce the bug. This will be used by people later on to verify the updated package fixes the problem.> + 1. + 2. + 3. + Broken Behavior: + Fixed Behavior: + + [Regression Potential] + <fill me in with a discussion of how regressions would typically manifest as a result of this change. It's assumed that all candidate patches are well-tested and have low overall risk of regression; but if there's an area of concern be sure to call it out so testers can check it.> + + [Original Report]Binary package hint: atftpd atftpd 0.7.dfsg-6ubuntu1 has a false hard dependency on openbsd-inetd (through the inet-superserver metapackage). When atftpd is installed, it fails to reload (or restart) openbsd-inetd, so the user doesn't get a consistent experience; most daemons (correctly) start immediately after being installed. Moreover, the vast majority of daemons start independently of an inet- superserver, to decrease single points of failure, to increasing security (as the openbsd-inet runs as root) and to increasing performance. We can improve on this situation by: - - moving the 'Depends: inet-superserver' to a 'Suggests: inet-superserver' - -> thus the user actually has the choice - - fix the (broken) default OPTIONS in /etc/default/atftpd to include '--daemon' - - tweak USE_INETD in /etc/default/atftpd to false - -> thus the service works immediately after installed - no ambiguity of inetd/xinetd configuration/restarting + - moving the 'Depends: inet-superserver' to a 'Suggests: inet-superserver' + -> thus the user actually has the choice + - fix the (broken) default OPTIONS in /etc/default/atftpd to include '--daemon' + - tweak USE_INETD in /etc/default/atftpd to false + -> thus the service works immediately after installed - no ambiguity of inetd/xinetd configuration/restarting As a side-effect, this will increase security and increase performance on busy tftp systems.
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