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

[Ryan Verner <xfesty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 23/12/2003, at 9:24 PM, Zeffie wrote:

> > > > > 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