** Description changed:
- Binary package hint: atftpd
+ [Impact]
+ fill me in with explanation of severity and frequency of bug on users and
justification for backporting the fix to the stable release
+
+ [Text Case]
+ fill me in with detailed *instructions* on how to reproduce the bug. This
will be used by people later on to verify the updated package fixes the
problem.
+ 1.
+ 2.
+ 3.
+ Broken Behavior:
+ Fixed Behavior:
+
+ [Regression Potential]
+ fill me in with a discussion of how regressions would typically manifest as
a result of this change. It's assumed that all candidate patches are
well-tested and have low overall risk of regression; but if there's an area of
concern be sure to call it out so testers can check it.
+
+ [Original Report]Binary package hint: atftpd
atftpd 0.7.dfsg-6ubuntu1 has a false hard dependency on openbsd-inetd
(through the inet-superserver metapackage).
When atftpd is installed, it fails to reload (or restart) openbsd-inetd,
so the user doesn't get a consistent experience; most daemons
(correctly) start immediately after being installed.
Moreover, the vast majority of daemons start independently of an inet-
superserver, to decrease single points of failure, to increasing
security (as the openbsd-inet runs as root) and to increasing
performance.
We can improve on this situation by:
- - moving the 'Depends: inet-superserver' to a 'Suggests: inet-superserver'
- - thus the user actually has the choice
- - fix the (broken) default OPTIONS in /etc/default/atftpd to include
'--daemon'
- - tweak USE_INETD in /etc/default/atftpd to false
- - thus the service works immediately after installed - no ambiguity of
inetd/xinetd configuration/restarting
+ - moving the 'Depends: inet-superserver' to a 'Suggests: inet-superserver'
+ - thus the user actually has the choice
+ - fix the (broken) default OPTIONS in /etc/default/atftpd to include
'--daemon'
+ - tweak USE_INETD in /etc/default/atftpd to false
+ - thus the service works immediately after installed - no ambiguity of
inetd/xinetd configuration/restarting
As a side-effect, this will increase security and increase performance
on busy tftp systems.
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383761
Title:
atftpd has false hard dependency on openbsd-inetd
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/atftp/+bug/383761/+subscriptions
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
