Bug 76213

Summary: alternatives: 'Enter to keep the default[*]'
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Tim Waugh <twaugh>
Component: chkconfigAssignee: Bill Nottingham <notting>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Ben Levenson <benl>
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Version: 8.0CC: rvokal, transon42
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Description Tim Waugh 2002-10-18 09:04:29 UTC 
Description of Problem:
alternatives claims that 'Enter' will use the entry marked '*'; in fact it uses
the entry marked '+'.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
chkconfig-1.3.6-3

How Reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install LPRng, cups.
2. alternatives --config print (select cups)
3. alternatives --config print (press enter)
4. alternatives --config print

Actual Results:
The '+' entry is used.

Expected Results:
The message says 'Enter to keep the current selection[+]'.
Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2003-01-10 07:00:22 UTC 
*** Bug 77976 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2003-01-31 21:12:13 UTC 
Fixed in 1.3.8-1.
Comment 3 John Flanagan 2004-08-18 15:13:13 UTC 
An errata has been issued which should help the problem 
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being 
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, 
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report 
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-332.html