Bug#446367: closed by Andreas Metzler <ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org> (Re: Bug#446367: exim4 reads /etc/exim4/exim4.conf instead of /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated)

[Vincent Lefevre]

On 2007-10-13 09:07:11 +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> On 2007-10-13 Vincent Lefevre <vincent at vinc17.org> wrote:
> > OK, I didn't see that. It would be more visible if the file was listed
> > in the FILES section (since it is taken into account).
> 
> Hello,
> Done in SVN.

Thanks.

> > Moreover, if one types 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config', meaning that
> > one uses debconf, shouldn't this file be renamed or shouldn't one get
> > a warning?
> 
> Since it is meant to be a "shut up debconf for good without *any*
> further hazzle" solution I do not think we should do that.

Perhaps it means that, but it doesn't currently work that way: when I
run 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config', I have to answer several questions,
but finally the answers I give will not be used due to the exim4.conf
file. This is confusing. Moreover, someone who has chosen the exim4.conf
way on purpose (to shut up debconf) wouldn't want all these questions
(which are more annoying than a one-line warning IMHO). So, I think that
if the exim4.conf file is present, the user shouldn't have any question
to answer.

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