On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 01:36:27PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > When upgrading adduser from 3.123 to 3.127, I was asked > > Configuration file '/etc/adduser.conf' > ==> File on system created by you or by a script. > ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer. > What would you like to do about it ? Your options are: > Y or I : install the package maintainer's version > N or O : keep your currently-installed version > D : show the differences between the versions > Z : start a shell to examine the situation > The default action is to keep your current version. > > while I've never created explicitly and never modified it. > The old file was > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2981 2015-06-18 10:17:54 /etc/adduser.conf > > and this was exactly when I installed the machine. > > So in such a case, the new version should be installed without > any question.
Do you know the previous sha512sum of the old file? The preinst should catch most versions of the old file back to oldoldstable. Things are harder because the file might be debconf-modified. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421
