shib.conf conflict

Scott Cantor cantor.2 at osu.edu
Tue Oct 7 21:09:06 UTC 2008


> > libapache2-mod-shib contains /etc/apache2/mods-available/shib.conf,
> > which is left behind when the package is eventually replaced by
> > libapache2-mod-shib2, breaking the latter.
> 
> Why would it break the other module?

Different commands and settings. That file in RPM terms is a "protected"
config file. In the current packages, it's now preserved, but moved out of
the way to .rpmorig

> > What do you think the best way would be to handle this unfortunate
> > situation?
> 
> Fix whatever is causing the configuration file to break a different
> module, I think.

Leaving 1.x SP Apache config in place will break the 2.0 SP in some cases.
Same issue as with the underlying SP config, they aren't compatible, merely
equivalent.

-- Scott





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