On Tue, 07 Feb 2017, Harald Dunkel wrote: > https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ap-pkg-diversions.html says > > "Do not attempt to divert a conffile, as dpkg does not handle it well." > > So I wonder what would you suggest to override a conffile (e.g. > /etc/ssh/sshd_conf and /etc/ssh/ssh_conf) from another package > depending upon the "conffile owner"?
If this is a private package which you are using to enforce your local configuration, just change the conffile in your postinst [possibly after checking that the conffile hasn't been modified.] If this is a package which you are planning on having anyone else use, then you basically shouldn't be touching /etc/ssh/ssh_config or /etc/ssh/sshd_config, because you're likely to break things horribly. -- Don Armstrong https://www.donarmstrong.com Overcast nights are beautiful; the sun, mostly set, a near full moon partially risen, light pollution from the city, and the sky delicately purpleorangegray, as if it were a livid bruise.
