On Sep 4, 2012, at 5:48 PM, Tim Foster <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 09/ 5/12 12:43 PM, David Sechrest wrote:
>> Is there any way to prevent a 'pkg uninstall' from moving
>> "unexpected or editable files and directories"
>> to /var/pkg/lost+found?
> 
> Yes, there's a few ways to do this: create package entries for those editable 
> files, or don't store unpackaged files in packaged directories,

Yes, that would be optimal of course but unfortunately the problematic content 
is still delivered in
svr4 packages that we just don't have the resources to touch right now.


> or leave another package installed that always references that directory if 
> you want to keep those files around.

Thanks, this is worth exploring for the short term.

-Dave

> 
>       cheers,
>                       tim

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Systems Management                        Email:  [email protected]
Oracle Corporation


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