maks attems
2004-Jun-04 18:20 UTC
[Logcheck-devel] Bug#244411: logcheck: Upgrade loses symlinks in /etc/logcheck
tags 244411 wontfix severity 244411 wishlist done On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Marco Franzen wrote: ..> I had pointed my symlinks to the .server directory and file and > created cusomisations in ignored.d.server/local. But after upgrading > to this security update, I got spammed with lots of entirely normal > log entries. I had to sift through them in order not to miss anything > important (i.e. do the filtering work of logcheck manually). > > It turned out the update had silently removed my symlinks and replaced > them with new symlinks pointing to the .paranoid directory and file.i agree with you that this behaviour is a problem, but the bug isn't that grave that it would require an update for woody. rather than changing the symlinky by hand you could try an: "dpkg-reconfigure logcheck-database" current logcheck no longer uses those symlinks. debconf implementation was quite b0rked back then but can't be fixed for woody, sorry. bug will stay unfortunately until sarge is released. regards maks -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/logcheck-devel/attachments/20040604/57802a4f/attachment.pgp
Debian Bug Tracking System
2004-Jun-04 18:33 UTC
[Logcheck-devel] Processed: Re: logcheck: Upgrade loses symlinks in /etc/logcheck
Processing commands for control at bugs.debian.org:> tags 244411 wontfixBug#244411: logcheck: Upgrade loses symlinks in /etc/logcheck Tags were: woody Tags added: wontfix> severity 244411 wishlistBug#244411: logcheck: Upgrade loses symlinks in /etc/logcheck Severity set to `wishlist'.> doneUnknown command or malformed arguments to command.> On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Marco Franzen wrote:Unknown command or malformed arguments to command.> ..Unknown command or malformed arguments to command.> > I had pointed my symlinks to the .server directory and file andUnknown command or malformed arguments to command.> > created cusomisations in ignored.d.server/local. But after upgradingUnknown command or malformed arguments to command. Too many unknown commands, stopping here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database)