On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 2:30 pm, David Robertson wrote: > On Wed, 2003-01-15 at 14:32, Anne Wilson wrote: > > I have just downloaded and installed a list of security updates, and am > > left with a box regarding cups, in which it says that some configuration > > files were created as .rpmnew. They concern classes.conf and > > printers.conf. > > > > It would be catastrophic if anything were to go wrong with printing > > today, as I am in the middle of a big job in which printing is > > essential. Is there any risk in accepting these? It seems odd that I am > > given the choice of deleting them or accepting them as a main > > configuration file. > > > > Anne > > When I've used MCC to install updates, it has warned me if this happens > and offers the opportunity to compare the old and new config files then > edit as appropriate. You might want to take a look at etc-update which > makes the job easier - for example, it can merge the old and new files. > > David
At first look I could not see the big deal. The printers.conf file doesn't seem to change anything. The classes file appears to be a skeleton config file, with everything hashed out. I decided to minimise the box while I thought about it. Having thought, I went back to it - or attempted to do so. The box had disappeared. Anyway, it still looks as though there's no big deal, so I've made the assumption that I would not have been given the choice if it really mattered. On the basis of this I'm leaving the original files active until I've finished this urgent work, then I'll rename them and release the new ones onto the system. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302
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