** Description changed: - On Ubuntu Xenial, when update-initramfs is called, you get many lines - with: + [Impact] - libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-config.c:635 kmod_config_parse: - /etc/modprobe.d/pptpd.conf line 1: ignoring bad line starting with - 'nf_nat_pptp' + * pptpd config is ignored (module not loaded) + * update-initramfs shows a lot of errors on evey update (e.g. on every + kernel/dkms change) + + [Test Case] + + * Spawn xenial container and trigger bug + apt-get install pptpd + apt-get install linux-image-generic + [...] + libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-config.c:635 kmod_config_parse: /etc/modprobe.d/pptpd.conf line 1: ignoring bad line starting with 'nf_nat_pptp' + libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-config.c:635 kmod_config_parse: /etc/modprobe.d/pptpd.conf line 1: ignoring bad line starting with 'nf_nat_pptp' + [...] + update-initramfs -u + [...] + libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-config.c:635 kmod_config_parse: /etc/modprobe.d/pptpd.conf line 1: ignoring bad line starting with 'nf_nat_pptp' + libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-config.c:635 kmod_config_parse: /etc/modprobe.d/pptpd.conf line 1: ignoring bad line starting with 'nf_nat_pptp' + [...] + * Issue is now verified, so enable proposed and update + * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed + apt-cache policy pptpd + Installed: 1.4.0-7 + Candidate: 1.4.0-7ubuntu0.1 + apt-get upgrade + update-initramfs -u + (now without issues) + + [Regression Potential] + + * Some guides in the internet had various workarounds to avoid the issue + of this config being ignored. The transition path added by the fix + worked with the workarounds I found. But there could be other solutions + which might start to break after the update. But OTOH it should be the + rare case of a rarely used tool - the fix will help much more users. + + [Other Info] + * now Yakkety upload in this bug as it was "already there" due to 1.4.0-9 + being merged already. + + + + + libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-config.c:635 kmod_config_parse: /etc/modprobe.d/pptpd.conf line 1: ignoring bad line starting with 'nf_nat_pptp'
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