** Description changed:
+ [IMPACT]
+ Users are prompted on upgrade from oneiric to precise to update a
configuration file which has not been changed.
+
+ [TEST CASE]
+ Start with a fresh oneiric/11.10 install
+ sudo apt-get install mailman
+ sudo do-release-upgrade
+
+ [REGRESSION POTENTIAL]
+ The fix is in the maintainer script and simple checks for the existence of
the offending file and that its checksum matches a unmodified version - if this
is the case it gets removed. So minimal but upgrades from lucid should be
checked as well.
+
+ Original bug report
Autoupgrade testing from oneiric to precise
The base image is a fresh and up to date oneiric installation. During upgrade
the user is prompted to update the following unmodified configuration file:
/etc/cron.d/mailman
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mailman 1:2.1.14-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 3 14:56:39 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
- PATH=(custom, no user)
- LANG=en_US.UTF-8
- SHELL=/bin/bash
+ PATH=(custom, no user)
+ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mailman
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-03 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.cron.d.mailman: 2012-01-03T14:14:43.969877
** Summary changed:
- prompt to change unmodified conf file /etc/cron.d/mailman during upgrade from
oneiric to precise
+ [SRU] prompt to change unmodified conf file /etc/cron.d/mailman during
upgrade from oneiric to precise
** Description changed:
[IMPACT]
Users are prompted on upgrade from oneiric to precise to update a
configuration file which has not been changed.
[TEST CASE]
Start with a fresh oneiric/11.10 install
sudo apt-get install mailman
sudo do-release-upgrade
+
+ results in:
+
+ Setting up mailman (1:2.1.14-3) ...
+
+ Configuration file `/etc/cron.d/mailman'
+ == File on system created by you or by a script.
+ == File also in package provided by package maintainer.
+What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
+ Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
+ N or O : keep your currently-installed version
+ D : show the differences between the versions
+ Z : start a shell to examine the situation
+ The default action is to keep your current version.
+ *** mailman (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
+
[REGRESSION POTENTIAL]
The fix is in the maintainer script and simple checks for the existence of
the offending file and that its checksum matches a unmodified version - if this
is the case it gets removed. So minimal but upgrades from lucid should be
checked as well.
Original bug report
Autoupgrade testing from oneiric to precise
The base image is a fresh and up to date oneiric installation. During upgrade
the user is prompted to update the following unmodified configuration file:
/etc/cron.d/mailman
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mailman 1:2.1.14-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 3 14:56:39 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mailman
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-03 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.cron.d.mailman: 2012-01-03T14:14:43.969877
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[SRU] prompt to change unmodified conf file /etc/cron.d/mailman during
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