[Bug 622885] Re: users should be warned that they have locally changed conffiles when maintainer scirpts fail

[Raphaël Hertzog]

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Summary changed:

- users should be warned that they have locally changed conffiles when maintainer scirpts fail
+ dpkg should warn when removed conffile is not reinstalled

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Title:
  dpkg should warn when removed conffile is not reinstalled

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: dpkg

  This bug report demonstrates the confusion that occurs when a user has
  deleted or modified their config files in a way that breaks the
  maintainer scripts:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/576255

  In this case, apache2 can't be restarted, causing what looks like a
  really big error.

  If any errors occur during maintainer scripts, a simple check would be
  berformed to see if conffiles have been changed, and if so, prompt the
  user to see the changes, and / or revert them (even if the conffiles
  in the new package haven't changed.)

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