I didn't read much of this thread at it occurred; am catching up now.

It is absolutely and unquestionably essential that no file in /etc which
has *any* local modifications ever be edited on package upgrade w/o the
admin's consent.

Adding users and groups on install is one thing, editing a locally
edited config file during a package upgrade w/o asking for permission,
OTOH, is UNacceptable.

The normal dialog, with the options for seeing the diff, accepting the
maintainers' version, keeping the local version or starting a shell
manually to handle it, works fine.

The openssh package should use that just like everything else.

-JimC
-- 
James Cloos <cl...@jhcloos.com>         OpenPGP: 0x997A9F17ED7DAEA6


-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Reply via email to