The issue here is that the openssh-server package modifies two config
files in /etc without any warning to the user, and that's a clear
Policy violation IMHO:
§ 10.7.3 Behavior
Configuration file handling must conform to the following behavior:
• local changes must be preserved during a package upgrade
Changing the default config file /for new installs/ is fine, but
changing user-made modifications to config files is not. In this
case openssh-server modifies both /etc/ssh_config and /etc/sshd_config
and dpkg doesn't say a thing about it.
The *particular changes made* aren't the issue at all: the issue is
the "slippery slope" problem, and that's why I think the Policy is
written exactly how it is. If it's okay to modify a user's changes
here, then it's okay to do it elsewhere.
-- Chris
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Chris Knadle
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