Martin Pitt schreef: > I'm afraid I fail to see the problem here. I am perfectly able to > change /etc/default/dhcp3-server with 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure > dhcp3-server'. The .config script looks sane as well, it reads the > current setting from /etc/default/dhcp3-server
Why should it? > then asks the user about > changing it, then writes it back in the postinst. > > Maybe the misunderstanding here is that the reporter expects debconf > settings to dominate configuration files. This is wrong, configuration > files are holy and they must never be changed noninteractively by > package scripts. That's not true. Try for example: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Or even better, try: echo 'postfix postfix/root_address string snork' | debconf-set-selections dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive postfix You'll see the postfix config file getting changed (and mind you, root mail is redirected to a probably non-existing user named "snork", so don't try this at home) That's the behaviour I expect from dhcp3-server as well, instead of ignoring debconf-settings alltogether and making up its own mind. > Can you please confirm that I understood this report > correctly? If not, please elaborate about the problem. Well, I think you did understand what I mean, but your answer doesn't convince me yet, as there are two major packages that behave differently. V. -- dhcp3-server misuses debconf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/66689 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
