[K12OSN] Re: HEADS UP!: K12LTSP 4.0 gdm upgrade requires configurationchange!

[Eric Harrison <eharrison mail mesd k12 or us>]

On Sun, 8 Feb 2004, R P Herrold wrote:

>On Sun, 8 Feb 2004, Eric Harrison wrote:
>
>> 2) This patched package WILL OVERWRITE the gdm.conf, breaking K12LTSP.
>>    The fix is quite simple, run this script and reboot:
>> 
>>         /opt/ltsp/templates/k12linux/gdm.conf-update.pl
>
>ummm -- isn't not packaging a configuration file, which 
>gdm.conf clearly is, and appropiately either preserving the 
>old one as a backup, or noting the new one with the .rpmmew 
>suffix, a clear error in .specfile packaging?
>
>My $0.02

I'm just the messenger in this case ;-)

There are some cases, which I'm not 100% versed in, that a config
file will be moved to .rpmsave and a new config file dropped in
place. I assume this is usually done when there is some sort of
incompatibility in the config. Does someone (Warren?) know the
full details?

-Eric