Jonathan Underwood wrote: > On 09/06/06, Knute Johnson <knute@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> There was a recent update to dovecot that caused it to not work. I >> used yum and deleted the new one and installed the older version. It >> works fine now. My question is what will yum automatically update >> dovecot the next time it is run? Do I need to set something to >> prevent that from happening? How do I know that there is a fix >> version available if I've disabled updating for dovecot? > > There have been several reports that dovecot doesn't work because the > update configuration file is different, but is installed as > /etc/dovecot.conf.rpmnew. If you backup /etc/dovecot.conf to a > different name, rename /etc/dovecot.conf.rpmnew to /etc/dovecot.conf > and re-enter your config details into the new config file, you may > well find the updated dovecot works for you. And if not, then it's > bugzilla time :) > > J. > I would think it would be bugzilla time in any case. My understanding is that if the config file format changes, the old config file gets renamed *.rpmsave and the new config file gets installed. But I have not been on the RPM list for a long time, so I could be wrong about this... Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
