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Description of problem:
By default all timestamps of /etc/postfix/* are the timestamps of "make
install" when the RPM package is built. While this is not an issue in general,
this may cause warnings after a postfix update in a common scenario like
this:
Have /etc/postfix/virtual empty (like the default), but reference it within
main.cf. This needs a "postmap /etc/postfix/virtual" indeed. Everything fine
so far. Then a postfix update happens, /etc/postfix/virtual gets replaced by
the newer file from the RPM package - which leads to a newer timestamp. This
however makes postfix complaining in logs: "postfix/smtpd[11483]: warning:
database /etc/postfix/virtual.db is older than source file /etc/postfix/
virtual". The main point here, is that the content of virtual nor virtual.db
changed, just the timestamp of the "source" file.
This issue could be avoided if "install -p" rather "install" is used or if
there is a "touch -c -r <reference>" within the spec file. If there is any
upstream change of one of these files, the newer filestamp would indeed be
applied and thus causes a *.rpmnew (if the original file was touched) - as
it's expected further on.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
How reproducible:
Everytime, see above.
Actual results:
Timestamps for configuration files are not kept (causes warnings after Postfix
update).
Expected results:
Timestamps for configuration files should be kept (thus no Postfix warnings).
Additional info:
Cross-filed case 01582767 on the Red Hat customer portal.
As mentioned in bug #1307066 comment #7 the situation and the patch might
not be suitable for upstream, but relevant for downstreams which are not
constantly rebasing Postfix, but patching it like Red Hat does with RHEL;
the situation outlined in the initial description IS real life with RHEL.
Created attachment 1215701[details]
patch
I'm attaching a new upstream patch. The new '-keep-new-mtime' option will have to be added to the invocation of the 'postfix-install' script in the %install phase of the spec file.
Comment 11Jaroslav Škarvada
2019-07-23 12:07:34 UTC
Created attachment 1592868[details]
Backported fix
Upstream renamed the option '-keep-new-mtime' to '-keep-build-mtime' changing the patch to stay close with upstream.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:1004