Bug 4918

Summary:	Linuxconf rpm bugs
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	mal
Component:	linuxconf	Assignee:	Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin>
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Description mal 1999-09-04 21:52:43 UTC

There are a three problems when
doing an install or upgrade of linuxconf*.i386.rpm

1. It adds
  linuxconf 98/tcp
service to /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf
even if this service already exists there.
If you do
rpm -Uvh linuxconf*.rpm
10 times the  linuxconf 98/tcp
will be added 10 times to /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf

2. During installation it adds
 linuxconf 98/tcp
port to /etc/inetd.conf
even if this port was previously commented out in
/etc/inetd.conf.
I recommend to check for linuxconf
port in /etc/inetd.conf first
and if it is commented - not to add it.
The system administrator probably has some good reason
not to open 98 port to the world.

3. During installation linuxconf adds itself
  to /etc/rc.d/rc*/
with 99 number (as S99linuxconf )
This is bad, because rc.local
has the same 99 number.
There TWO services with 99 number:

/etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S99linuxconf
/etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S99local

Same thing in rc2,rc4,rc5.

This creates serious problems in some situations.

Comment 1 Michael K. Johnson 1999-09-20 17:48:59 UTC

The first two are fixed, the last is not a bug.  It is absolutely
acceptable to have two services at any one level, as long as it
does not matter which runs first -- and it doesn't matter which
runs first in this case.

Comment 2 Anonymous 1999-12-25 22:04:59 UTC

This bug still exists in current
linuxconf-1.16r10-2
from recent updates.
Multiple entries
are added to /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services

Comment 3 Michael K. Johnson 2000-01-03 14:40:59 UTC

It is most definitely fixed.  I have tested this myself repeatedly.
It will not remove existing duplicate entries, but it will not add
further duplicate entries.

Comment 4 Anonymous 2000-01-04 15:31:59 UTC

I do not now.
This is a log on
 uname -a
Linux vladik2 2.2.12-20 #1 Mon Nov 15 15:36:27 EST 1999 i686 unknow
See, one new line is added to
/rtc/services and /etc/inetd.conf
on each
rpm -Uvh --force linuxconf-1.16r10-2.i386.rpm
Vladislav

[root@vladik2 up2date]# grep  linuxconf /etc/inetd.conf
#linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
#linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
[root@vladik2 up2date]#
[root@vladik2 up2date]# rpm -Uvh --force linuxconf-1.16r10-2.i386.rpm
linuxconf                   ##################################################
[root@vladik2 up2date]# grep  linuxconf /etc/inetd.conf
#linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
#linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
[root@vladik2 up2date]#
[root@vladik2 up2date]# grep  linuxconf /etc/services
linuxconf 98/tcp
linuxconf 98/tcp

[root@vladik2 up2date]# rpm -Uvh --force linuxconf-1.16r10-2.i386.rpm
linuxconf                   ##################################################
[root@vladik2 up2date]# grep  linuxconf /etc/services
linuxconf 98/tcp
linuxconf 98/tcp
linuxconf 98/tcp
[root@vladik2 up2date]# grep  linuxconf /etc/inetd.conf
#linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
#linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
[root@vladik2 up2date]#

Comment 5 Michael K. Johnson 2000-01-04 15:47:59 UTC

Missed the "commented out" part.  Will fix in the next version.

Comment 6 Nalin Dahyabhai 2000-01-12 14:14:59 UTC

The issues with inetd.conf and the services file should be cleared up in
linuxconf-1.16r10-5, which should be in the next Raw Hide.  Please reopen
this bug if it does not solve the problem.