[Bug 622885] Re: dpkg should warn when removed conffile is not reinstalled

[Axel Beckert]

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #222641
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=222641

** Also affects: dpkg (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=222641
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  dpkg should warn when removed conffile is not reinstalled

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “dpkg” package in Debian:
  Unknown

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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