[Bug 1607876] [NEW] Including a configuration directory includes all files, not just *.conf files

[Jani Uusitalo]

Public bug reported:

The Include directive, when given a directory as parameter (such as
/etc/proftpd/conf.d/, as in the stock /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf), causes
all files in said directory to be read, not just ones ending in .conf.
This causes problems if, for instance, I'm using vim to edit a file in
the included directory while the proftpd service is being (re)started:
vim stores a .swp file in the same directory, and proftpd may fail to
start with "fatal: unknown configuration directive" when it tries to
parse the .swp file.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: proftpd-basic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-33.52-generic 4.4.15
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jul 29 19:51:38 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-01-15 (2387 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
SourcePackage: proftpd-dfsg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-19 (101 days ago)

** Affects: proftpd-dfsg
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Affects: proftpd-dfsg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #814772
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814772

** Also affects: proftpd-dfsg via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814772
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  Including a configuration directory includes all files, not just
  *.conf files

Status in Proftpd Dfsg:
  Unknown
Status in proftpd-dfsg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The Include directive, when given a directory as parameter (such as
  /etc/proftpd/conf.d/, as in the stock /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf),
  causes all files in said directory to be read, not just ones ending in
  .conf. This causes problems if, for instance, I'm using vim to edit a
  file in the included directory while the proftpd service is being
  (re)started: vim stores a .swp file in the same directory, and proftpd
  may fail to start with "fatal: unknown configuration directive" when
  it tries to parse the .swp file.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: proftpd-basic (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-33.52-generic 4.4.15
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-33-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Jul 29 19:51:38 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-01-15 (2387 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  SourcePackage: proftpd-dfsg
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-19 (101 days ago)

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