unowned directory problem with /etc/logrotate.d

[Christopher Stone]

On 11/24/06, Thomas M Steenholdt <tmus at tmus.dk> wrote:
> Hans de Goede wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Many packages drop config files for logrotate in /etc/logrotate.d.
> > without requiring logrotate, which is the owner of
> > /etc/logrotate.d, thus potentially leading to an unowned
> > /etc/logrotate.d for users who don't want logrotate and thus remove it.
> >
> > I see 2 solutions for this:
> > 1) Add "Requires: logrotate" to all packages which put files in
> > /etc/logrotate.d. IMHO this is not good as the user should be able
> >   to choose if he wants logrotate or not.
> > 2) Add /etc/logrotate.d to the filesystem package, this is my preferred
> > solution.
> >
> > I would like to hear what others think, before filing a bug against
> > filesystem requesting 2) .
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Hans
> >
>
> Requiring logrotate is not really preferred, since people may choose to
> remove logrotate and it does not make any real sense that you can't
> install httpd or cups or others without a pre-chosen log-management
> package (exactly as you point out).
>
> On the other hand, putting /etc/logrotate.d in the filesystem package is
> probably not a too much better, since we will still be installing stuff
> for a particular log-management package, that may not even be there.
> This seems wrong to me.
>
> So since we're already discussing this, what if all packages that put
> stuff in logrotate.d, do so from a sub-package... httpd-logrotate (or
> something)... The -logrotate sub packages should require logrotate and
> of-course the main package (httpd in this case). Users can remove
> logrotate and with it, all the -logrotate subpackages from cups, httpd
> and the rest, but the software will still install and run just fine.
> This method has the added benefit of giving us a cleaner way to provide
> log-management for everything, based on an entirely different
> log-management tool. Put <XXrotatelogsXX> in extras and provide a
> http-<XXrotatelogsXX> package and all is good.
>
> Just my .5€s worth
>
> /Thomas

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