Hello Julien, On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 03:06:57PM +0100, Julien Valroff wrote: > > a note in README.Debian would be helpful. > > I have just added this in GIT, will be part of the next upload.
thanks! > > Also mentioning in README.Debian that local modification can be put in > > /etc/rkhunter.conf.local would be nice :) > > I am still unsure about this. Using rkhunter.conf.local would make the > admin ignore any new options added to new rkhunter released (if keeping > the original rkhunter.conf untouched, it would be automatically > overwritten on package upgrade). > Debian already has some good ways for managing conffiles... yes but this is true already for users who don't touch conffiles, anyhow I think this is strictly a problem only if a new rkhunter bails if an old option is used. > > Actually, I was hesitating between not using this feature, or shipping > an empty rkhunter.conf.local file (with a comment explaining what this > file is), maybe simply stating it in README.Debian and letting it be > created manually by the admin can be a good compromise. just a note would be fine to let the user know about the file (it is in the manpage as well, just more hidden) thanks, filippo -- Filippo Giunchedi - http://esaurito.net - 0x6B79D401 Gretchen: Donnie Darko? What the hell kind of name is that? It's like some sort of superhero or something. Donnie: What makes you think I'm not? -- from Donnie Darko (2001) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
