Re: [cobalt-users] RPM/SRPM for nfs-utils-1.0.1-3.9 now available

["Zeffie" <cobaltlist@xxxxxxxx>]

> >>>>> or just "cheat" and ln -s /sbin/badsh /sbin/nologin
> >>>>
> >>>> I think that would work too... also need to add /sbin/nologin to
> >>> /etc/shells
> >>>
> >>> Thats exactly the kind of thinking that breaks the whole rpm
> >>> concept...
> >>
> >> I haven't been following this, but how the heck does adding a new
> >> invalid shell to /etc/shells break your package management system?
> >> R
> >
> > The part about "just "cheat" and ln -s /sbin/badsh /sbin/nologin"
> > creates a
> > link that is not accounted for anywhere...  and the adding it to
> > /etc/shells
> > by hand should be done by the rpm's post and preun scripts.
> >
> > rpm allows us to account for every file on the system and to know
> > various
> > things about them.. like md5 sums for example...  and it's easy to
> > build it
>
> I understand, but I would have thought going /this/ far a tad
> overboard.  I use packaging because it helps me maintain installed
> applications, lets me easily keep track of revisions, and
> {remove/install} everything cleanly.
>
> Something like /sbin/nologin seems fair enough to keep in a package,
> but I'd hardly consider it 'breaking concepts' by doing something like
> this, especially considering its usually a two line script, and it's
> not really owned by anything (apart from the base system).
> R

well it's not overboard.. it's an accuracy thing...  the entire system is
made with rpms and there is no reason this shouldn't be one and more reasons
why it should be one... so it should be. IMHO

Zeffie
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