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Subject: Bug#1019: dpkg conffiles processing
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PACKAGE: dpkg
VERSION 0.93.42
PACKAGE_REVISION: 0

Yesterday, redoing the kermit package to make its /etc/skel
files conffiles, all seemed well.  Today, I can't get the
conffiles to install, can't get a prompt offering to
install differing conffiles on upgrade if I change the
installed ones, and can't get the conffiles to install
if I remove and reinstall the package.

Here's selected output from three "dpkg -D" runs, first
updating kermit with a differing conffile, then updating
after deleting the conffiles, then reinstalling after
removing kermit and deleting the conffiles.  In all cases,
I end up with no conffiles installed.

D: running pre-installation script = /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst upgrade -
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.mykermrc, is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.kdd, is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.ksd, is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: amended kermit
D: called write_database_file /var/lib/dpkg/updates/000, important=1, for kermit
D: important database prepared
D: &middle_install()
D: &deferred_install(kermit) (1: 0)
D: checking dependencies of kermit (- )
D: ok 2 msgs >><<
Setting up kermit ...
D: conffiles updating >
 /etc/skel/.mykermrc ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
 /etc/skel/.kdd 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
 /etc/skel/.ksd ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7<
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc (old ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e (old 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7 (old ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0

After this, "md5sum /etc/skel/.mkerm*" reports:

d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  /etc/skel/.mykermrc
ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc  /etc/skel/.mykermrc.dpkg-new

I got no prompting about updating conffiles, and the old conffiles
are still in place.

I removed /etc/skel/.my* and /etc/skel/.kd*, and re-ran dpkg

D: running pre-installation script = /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst upgrade -
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.mykermrc, is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.kdd, is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.ksd, is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: amended kermit
D: called write_database_file /var/lib/dpkg/updates/000, important=1, for kermit
D: important database prepared
D: &middle_install()
D: &deferred_install(kermit) (1: 0)
D: checking dependencies of kermit (- )
D: ok 2 msgs >><<
Setting up kermit ...
D: conffiles updating >
 /etc/skel/.mykermrc ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
 /etc/skel/.kdd 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
 /etc/skel/.ksd ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7<
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc (old ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e (old 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7 (old ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0

I got no prompting about updating conffiles, ls -a /etc/skel says:

.		    .bash_profile	.kdd.dpkg-new	    .mykermrc.dpkg-new
..		    .bashrc		.ksd.dpkg-new

I did a "dpkg --remove kermit" and deleted the /etc/skel files left behind,
then did a "dpkg --install kermit-190-4.deb" again.

Selecting previously deselected package kermit.
Unpacking ./kermit-190-4.deb, containing kermit ...
D: running pre-installation script = /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst upgrade -
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.mykermrc, is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.kdd, is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.ksd, is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: amended kermit
D: called write_database_file /var/lib/dpkg/updates/000, important=1, for kermit
D: important database prepared
D: &middle_install()
D: &deferred_install(kermit) (1: 0)
D: checking dependencies of kermit (- )
D: ok 2 msgs >><<
Setting up kermit ...
D: conffiles updating >
 /etc/skel/.mykermrc ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
 /etc/skel/.kdd 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
 /etc/skel/.ksd ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7<
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc (old ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e (old 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7 (old ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: running post-installation script = /var/lib/dpkg/info/kermit.postinst configure

root:0.93# ls -a /etc/skel
.		    .bash_profile	.kdd.dpkg-new	    .mykermrc.dpkg-new
..		    .bashrc		.ksd.dpkg-new


mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell)

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PACKAGE:  dpkg
VERSION 0.93.42
PACKAGE_REVISION: 0

Yesterday, redoing the kermit package to make its /etc/skel
files conffiles, all seemed well.  Today, I can't get the
conffiles to install, can't get a prompt offering to
install differing conffiles on upgrade if I change the
installed ones, and can't get the conffiles to install
if I remove and reinstall the package.

Here's selected output from three "dpkg -D" runs, first
updating kermit with a differing conffile, then updating
after deleting the conffiles, then reinstalling after
removing kermit and deleting the conffiles.  In all cases,
I end up with no conffiles installed.

D: running pre-installation script = /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst upgrade -
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.mykermrc, is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.kdd, is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.ksd, is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: amended kermit
D: called write_database_file /var/lib/dpkg/updates/000, important=1, for kermit
D: important database prepared
D: &middle_install()
D: &deferred_install(kermit) (1: 0)
D: checking dependencies of kermit (- )
D: ok 2 msgs >><<
Setting up kermit ...
D: conffiles updating >
 /etc/skel/.mykermrc ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
 /etc/skel/.kdd 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
 /etc/skel/.ksd ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7<
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc (old ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e (old 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7 (old ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0

After this, "md5sum /etc/skel/.mkerm*" reports:

d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  /etc/skel/.mykermrc
ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc  /etc/skel/.mykermrc.dpkg-new

I got no prompting about updating conffiles, and the old conffiles
are still in place.

I removed /etc/skel/.my* and /etc/skel/.kd*, and re-ran dpkg

D: running pre-installation script = /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst upgrade -
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.mykermrc, is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.kdd, is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.ksd, is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: amended kermit
D: called write_database_file /var/lib/dpkg/updates/000, important=1, for kermit
D: important database prepared
D: &middle_install()
D: &deferred_install(kermit) (1: 0)
D: checking dependencies of kermit (- )
D: ok 2 msgs >><<
Setting up kermit ...
D: conffiles updating >
 /etc/skel/.mykermrc ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
 /etc/skel/.kdd 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
 /etc/skel/.ksd ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7<
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc (old ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e (old 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7 (old ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0

I got no prompting about updating conffiles, ls -a /etc/skel says:

.		    .bash_profile	.kdd.dpkg-new	    .mykermrc.dpkg-new
..		    .bashrc		.ksd.dpkg-new

I did a "dpkg --remove kermit" and deleted the /etc/skel files left behind,
then did a "dpkg --install kermit-190-4.deb" again.

Selecting previously deselected package kermit.
Unpacking ./kermit-190-4.deb, containing kermit ...
D: running pre-installation script = /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst upgrade -
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.mykermrc, is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.kdd, is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: new hash, after unpack, of /etc/skel/.ksd, is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: amended kermit
D: called write_database_file /var/lib/dpkg/updates/000, important=1, for kermit
D: important database prepared
D: &middle_install()
D: &deferred_install(kermit) (1: 0)
D: checking dependencies of kermit (- )
D: ok 2 msgs >><<
Setting up kermit ...
D: conffiles updating >
 /etc/skel/.mykermrc ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
 /etc/skel/.kdd 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
 /etc/skel/.ksd ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7<
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e
D: old hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7
D: conffile /etc/skel/.mykermrc drf /etc/skel/.mykermrc warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.mykermrc is ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc (old ec072fa4c6cb4aefe8a55db832427afc)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.kdd drf /etc/skel/.kdd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.kdd is 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e (old 19dbdf743409e7d1ac32d571eb172e5e)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: conffile /etc/skel/.ksd drf /etc/skel/.ksd warns `'
D: new hash of /etc/skel/.ksd is ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7 (old ba4f8376a2870dd280061412def69aa7)
D: the decision - diff ; usenew 0 prompt
D: decided, usenew 0
D: running post-installation script = /var/lib/dpkg/info/kermit.postinst configure

root:0.93# ls -a /etc/skel
.		    .bash_profile	.kdd.dpkg-new	    .mykermrc.dpkg-new
..		    .bashrc		.ksd.dpkg-new


mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell)

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Subject: Bug#1019 acknowledged by developer (was: dpkg conffiles processing)
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iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson).

You should be hearing from them with a substantive response shortly, if
you have not already done so.  If not, please contact them directly,
or email debian-bugs@pixar.com or myself.

Ian Jackson
(maintainer, debian-bugs)

Ian Jackson / iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk, with the debian-bugs tracking mechanism

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