Bug 87731 - /etc/mail/Makefile should be considered a configuration file
Summary: /etc/mail/Makefile should be considered a configuration file
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: sendmail
Version: 9
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Florian La Roche
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-04-01 20:26 UTC by H. Peter Anvin
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:52 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-04-04 18:31:09 UTC
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Description H. Peter Anvin 2003-04-01 20:26:30 UTC 
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Description of problem:
/etc/mail/Makefile frequently contains site-specific rules.  Current sendmail
RPMs will replace /etc/mail/Makefile on updates, and put the old one in
Makefile.rpmsave.  This means the administrator has to manually correct the
configuration after each update.

Instead, /etc/mail/Makefile should be marked as a configuration file, so that a
modified file isn't replaced automatically, but the new default is installed as
Makefile.rpmnew.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
sendmail-8.12.8-5

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Have customized /etc/mail/Makefile
2. Upgrade sendmail via RPM
3. Examine Makefile
    

Actual Results:  Makefile replaced; old Makefile in Makefile.rpmsave

Expected Results:  Makefile intact; new Makefile in Makefile.rpmnew

Additional info:

Thanks for dealing with the associated problem described in bug 86005.
Comment 1 Florian La Roche 2003-04-04 18:31:09 UTC 
I have changed this to config(noreplace).

greetings,

Florian La Roche
Comment 2 H. Peter Anvin 2003-04-05 21:19:15 UTC 
Thanks!!
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