On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 20:15 -0400, Claude Jones wrote: > On Friday 15 July 2005 6:25 pm, ne... wrote: > > On 7/15/05, Claude Jones <claude_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > *** warning: /etc/rndc.key created as /etc/rndc.key.rpmnew > > > *** warning: /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts.homedirs > > > saved as > > > /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts.homedirs.rpmsave > > > > > > Running updates today, and got the above warnings. What's the proper > > > reaction? These are configuration files that are being replaced for some > > > reason, but the old are being renamed and kept in case there's something > > > needed in one of them? Do I have this right? > > > > The one with rpmsave is the old one being saved. The one with rpmnew > > is what was in the rpm you installed and does not overwrite the current > > file. > > > > So, there's the original file, which is left untouched; that file is copied > with the extension .rpmsave and still left untouched; and the new default > file that the upgrade 'would' have installed is saved with the > extension .rpmnew - correct so far? > Not quite. There are 2 different approaches here. 1. If the original file is untouched the replacement will be named with .rpmnew. or 2. If the original is replaced the original gets named with .rpmsave. > I'm still not sure what I'm supposed to do with these. > > How do I decide whether to use the new default file, or leave things as they > are with the original file? I guess in some cases, the answer is obvious, if > I've made custom configurations, but, what is the general procedure, here? > In either case you can see both your original and the replacement so you are able to merge in any customizations needed. > > -- > Claude Jones > Bluemont, VA, USA >
