ke, 2008-06-04 kello 13:38 +0200, Jeremiah C. Foster kirjoitti: > I think removing log files is a bad practice. A user may need to keep > those log files (by law for example) and unbeknownst to them, debian > has removed them when they removed web server X to replace it with > web server Y.
In that case they should not purge the packages. Note that package maintenance tools don't purge by default, just remove. There are also cases where _not_ removing log files can result in legal liability: for example, in some parts of the world, it is not permissible to store mail logs for more than some periods of time. (I think. I can't find a reference right now, though.) I don't think Debian Policy is where we should make sure all Debian systems obey all local laws. This is one case where, I think, we need to have sysadmins do that part themselves. Maintaining an operating system always requires some expertese and those maintaining Debian systems need to know the difference between remove and purge. > Log files should be out of bounds, even for --purge. Doing that would mean log files never get cleaned up, unless the sysadmin realizes that they need to it manually. That's not a good situation, either. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]