Bug 1406611 – [RFE] Add 'rpm --noconfig' option to ignore %config files during 'rpm -Va'

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Bug 1406611 - [RFE] Add 'rpm --noconfig' option to ignore %config files during 'rpm -Va' [NEEDINFO]

Summary:	[RFE] Add 'rpm --noconfig' option to ignore %config files during 'rpm -Va'

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	rpm (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	7.3
Hardware:	x86_64 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	7.4
Assigned To:	packaging-team-maint
QA Contact:	Jan Blazek
Docs Contact:	Jaroslav Klech

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Keywords:	FutureFeature

Depends On:	1373022
Blocks:	1420851 1466368
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Reported:	2016-12-20 22:39 EST by Supreet
Modified:	2018-04-10 11:59 EDT (History)
CC List:	12 users (show)

See Also:
Fixed In Version:	rpm-4.11.3-31.el7
Doc Type:	Enhancement
Doc Text:	The "--noconfig" option added for the "rpm -V" command With this update, the "--noconfig" option has been added to the "rpm -V" command. This option enables the command to list only the altered non-configuration files, which helps diagnose system problems.
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Clone Of:	1373022
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Last Closed:	2018-04-10 11:58:38 EDT
Type:	Bug
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Flags:	jklech: needinfo? (ffesti)

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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2018:0877	None	None	None	2018-04-10 11:59 EDT

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Description Supreet 2016-12-20 22:39:19 EST

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1373022 +++

Description of problem:
Please add 'rpm --noconfig' option to ignore %config files during 'rpm -Va';
which is IMHO very helpful for automated verification runs.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rpm-4.13.0-0.rc1.46.fc26

Additional info:
This helpful feature exists e.g. at rpm5: http://rpm5.org/cvs/chngview?cn=6262

--- Additional comment from Panu Matilainen on 2016-10-12 09:49:36 EDT ---

Seems quite reasonable.

--- Additional comment from Robert Scheck on 2016-12-17 21:00:26 EST ---

Cross-filed case 01759985 on the Red Hat customer portal.

Comment 15 Florian Festi 2018-04-04 07:48:50 EDT

Added doc text.

Comment 22 Jaroslav Klech 2018-04-06 06:53:57 EDT

Hi Florian,

thank you for the doc text - I have just modified it, could you have a look at it and tell me whether it is O.K. content-wise, please?

Thank you for your help.

Jaroslav

Comment 24 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 11:58:38 EDT

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-2018:0877

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