Bug 1101129

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1100249 +++

Description of problem:
install older ovirt-guest-agent e.g. from the ubuntu ppa
via apt-get into debian 7 wheezy (same problem should affect ubuntu as well)
alter something in the /etc/ovirt-guest-agent.conf

switch now to the new repo on opensuse.org provided by evilissimo
it installs succesfully, however the new ovirt-guest-agent.conf
does not overwrite the altered ovirt-guest-agent.conf.
instead, it gets written to disk as:
ovirt-guest-agent.conf.dpkg-dist

result: new ovirt-guest-agent can not be started with old config file
output of:
service ovirt-guest-agent status
[FAIL] ovirt-guest-agent is not running ... failed!
service ovirt-guest-agent start
no output at all
service ovirt-guest-agent status
[FAIL] ovirt-guest-agent is not running ... failed!

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
1.0.9.1-1.1

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:
ovirt-guest-agent can't be started with old config

Expected results:
ovirt-guest-agent can be started with old config

Additional info:
this may be related to the new option in the conf file:
report_num_cpu_rate = 60

workaround:
backup your tweaks to the agent conf
remove the old agent conf and the .dpkg-dist file
reinstall ovirt-guest-agent

apply your changes again to the new conf file

--- Additional comment from Sven Kieske on 2014-05-22 07:17:50 EDT ---

I can't select the proper version for the guest-agent in bugzilla, the versions
you can select are for engine only, this should also affect different
sub-components of ovirt with different versioning schemes like vdsm, too.