On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 06:59:50 +0200 Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > if you think that it would be too complicated/flaky, i'd add a debconf > > note (of _low_ priority!) and put something in README.Debian. > > > While we are at it : > > Could *please* maintainers of packages interacting with RDBMS > establish a set of *common* debconf templates for prompting users ? > > While translating the debconf templates for packages, we have found > dozens of similar questions such as: > > -Database host (wrong English....this should probably be "Database > *server*" or something similar) > > -Database user > -Password for this user > -Database administrator username > -Database administrator password > -Database name > -Should the database be purge on package purge? This last question should be asked at purge time and _not_ at installation time. Bye Racke -- Debian maintainer of Courier, Pure-FTPd, Interchange, Sympa LinuXia Systems => http://www.linuxia.de/ Expert Interchange Consulting and System Administration