[Bug 911244] Re: [SRU] prompt to change unmodified conf file /etc/cron.d/mailman during upgrade from oneiric to precise

[James Page]

** Description changed:

  [IMPACT]
  Users are prompted on upgrade from oneiric to precise to update a configuration file which has not been changed.
  
  [TEST CASE]
  Start with a fresh oneiric/11.10 install
  sudo apt-get install mailman
  sudo do-release-upgrade
  
  results in:
  
  Setting up mailman (1:2.1.14-3) ...
  
  Configuration file `/etc/cron.d/mailman'
-  ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
-  ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
-    What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
-     Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
-     N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
-       D     : show the differences between the versions
-       Z     : start a shell to examine the situation
-  The default action is to keep your current version.
- *** mailman (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? 
- 
+  ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
+  ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
+    What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
+     Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
+     N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
+       D     : show the differences between the versions
+       Z     : start a shell to examine the situation
+  The default action is to keep your current version.
+ *** mailman (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
  
  [REGRESSION POTENTIAL]
- The fix is in the maintainer script and simple checks for the existence of the offending file and that its checksum matches a unmodified version - if this is the case it gets removed.  So minimal but upgrades from lucid should be checked as well.
+ The fix is in the maintainer script and simple checks for the existence of the offending file and that its checksum matches a unmodified version - if this is the case it gets removed and replaced by a properly managed one.  Minimal but upgrades from lucid should be checked as well.
  
  >> Original bug report <<
  Autoupgrade testing from oneiric to precise
  
  The base image is a fresh and up to date oneiric installation. During upgrade the user is prompted to update the following unmodified configuration file:
  /etc/cron.d/mailman
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: mailman 1:2.1.14-3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jan  3 14:56:39 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: mailman
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-03 (0 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.cron.d.mailman: 2012-01-03T14:14:43.969877

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Title:
  [SRU] prompt to change unmodified conf file /etc/cron.d/mailman during
  upgrade from oneiric to precise

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