[SRU] prompt to change unmodified conf file /etc/cron.d/mailman during upgrade from oneiric to precise
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
mailman (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
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Canonical Server | ||
Precise |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
James Page |
Bug Description
[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.
==> 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 and replaced by a properly managed one. 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
ProcVersionSign
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.
description: | updated |
summary: |
- 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: | updated |
description: | updated |
Fixed in 1:2.1.14-4