At 9:10 +0200 9/27/02, Carlo Contavalli wrote: >Hello, > > I was seeking for some opinions... I'm working now on a >package that relies on a script that may be modified by the system >administrator, and I'm wondering about: > > - how to manage upgrades (overwrites & co.) > - where to put it > > This script works well with a default debian installtion but >should really be modified on any other system. It would be called by >an authentication module run by courier pop3/imap server, and >it would perform administrative tasks. postinst and co. wouldn't >touch this script (an administrator should manually modify it). > The most logical place to me to put this script was /usr/sbin, >and to let dpkg manage it as a conffile. However, this is quite >against the debian policy. There are many good solutions, >and I'd like to know what you would do...
It looks like you are mixing data and executable code. Please keep binaries and configuration files separated. Geert St
