On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 05:26, Marc Wilson wrote: > On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 02:25:32PM +0100, Alf Werder wrote: > > How does dpkg handle the upgrade of a package, if file ownership und > > access permissions of an installed file was changed manually? Does it > > keep the modified state, asks me or just reinstall the old ownership and > > access permissions? > > It steps on them, as it should. If you don't want it to, you need to tell > it that. > > # man dpkg-statoverride > > is your friend.
Thank you very much. I am new to debian and that is _exactly_ what I am looking for. The more I learn, the more I love debian. -alf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
