[Bug 339966] [NEW] dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file

[C de-Avillez]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: dovecot-postfix

Release of Ubuntu: Jaunty
Package Version: dovecot-postfix_1%3a1.1.11-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Expected Results: current dovecot configuration will stay active, user will be warned to match & merge new configuration
Actual Results: existing configuration replaced by new dovecot-postfix.cfg.

I already run dovecot, and have it configured to use IMAP. After
installing dovecot-postifx, dovecot was re-initialised, and defaulted to
/etc/dovecot/dovecot-postfix.cfg (out of the default, and correctly
configured my my use) /etc/dovecot/dovecot.cfg.

Immediate mayhem ensured on my email clients. Even more painful,
Evolution immediately reconfigured all email filters to access the new
IMAP -- which is to say, none, since I could not login to dovecot
anymore. Uninstalling dovecot-postfix did not resolve it; uninstalling
--purge did, followed by manually resetting all email filters on
Evolution.

Instead dovecot-postfix installation should not replace a currently in-
use dovecot.conf, but suggest a match & merge.

** Affects: dovecot (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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dangerous action: dovecot-postfix force-installs new conf file
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339966
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