On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 12:32:00PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote:
> > > I'm confused by the behavior of apt-get install --reinstall. I found
> > > out yesterday that the /etc/bind/db.root file was missing on my name
> > > server. I was able to recover by linking to an old copy and
> > > restarting bind9. However, when deleted the link and performed the
> > > --reinstall command, the db.root file was not restored.
> >
> > Sounds like you want dpkg --force-confmiss.
>
> I wouldn't expect that since the documentation states:
>
> confmiss: Always install a missing configuration
> file. This is dangerous, since it means not pre-
> serving a change (removing) made to the file.
>
> How could it be dangerous to install a *missing* configuration file?
If the default configuration data in the file do something you don't want.
--
2. That which causes joy or happiness.
