Hardy upgrade doesn't purge configuration of removed dcc-server

[Pawel Tecza]

Binary package hint: dcc-server

Yesterday I upgraded Ubuntu from Gutsy to Hardy on my anti-spam servers,
using `do-release-upgrade` command to that task.

I noticed that dcc-server package was removed from my boxes because of
non-free license, but I still have configuration files of that package:

root@anubis1:~# find /etc -name \*dcc\*
/etc/rc5.d/S20dcc-server
/etc/init.d/dcc-server
/etc/rc4.d/S20dcc-server
/etc/rc6.d/K20dcc-server
/etc/rc0.d/K20dcc-server
/etc/cron.daily/dcc-server
/etc/default/dcc-common
/etc/rc2.d/S20dcc-server
/etc/rc3.d/S20dcc-server
/etc/dcc
/etc/rc1.d/K20dcc-server
root@anubis1:~#

Today I've received messages from Cron on all my anti-spam servers
with the following error message:

/etc/cron.daily/dcc-server:
.: 62: Can't open /var/lib/dcc/dcc_conf
run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/dcc-server exited with return code 2

I know that you can't fix it now, because dcc-server package is no longer
in Ubuntu, but maybe you won't forget about purging configuration of
another removed packages in the future ;)

[Pawel Tecza (ptecza)]

It seems that `do-release-upgrade` command only _removed_ dcc-server,
but it should _purge_ the package:

root@anubis1:~# dpkg -l dcc\*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Nazwa Wersja Opis
+++-================-================-================================================
un dcc-client <brak> (brak dostępnego opisu)
rc dcc-common 1.3.42-4build1 Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse - common file
un dcc-milter <brak> (brak dostępnego opisu)
rc dcc-server 1.3.42-4build1 Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse - main progra

I've purged dcc-server manually and the problem was resolved:

root@anubis1:~# aptitude purge dcc-common dcc-server

root@anubis1:~# dpkg -l dcc\*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Nazwa Wersja Opis
+++-================-================-================================================
un dcc-client <brak> (brak dostępnego opisu)
pn dcc-common <brak> (brak dostępnego opisu)
un dcc-milter <brak> (brak dostępnego opisu)
pn dcc-server <brak> (brak dostępnego opisu)
root@anubis1:~#

root@anubis1:~# find /etc -name \*dcc\*
root@anubis1:~#

[IKT (ikt)]

Just going to purge this old beauty since DCC hasn't been in the ubuntu archive for years. :(