nssldap-update-ignoreusers overwrite symlinks

[Jan J]

Binary package hint: libnss-ldap

We have made adaptions to /etc/ldap.conf by adding a divert and distributing our own file. When nssldap-update-ignoreusers is run the divert symlink is replaced. This makes future updates to our ldap.conf settings impossible as dpkg will update the diverted file which will not be the /etc/ldap.conf.

Before:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 2010-12-17 10:15 ldap.conf -> ldap.conf.su-linux-sua
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 239 2010-11-29 09:44 ldap.conf.su-linux-sua
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8878 2010-12-09 11:36 ldap.conf.su-linux-sua-orig

After:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 402 2010-12-17 10:16 ldap.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 402 2010-12-17 10:16 ldap.conf.su-linux-sua
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8878 2010-12-09 11:36 ldap.conf.su-linux-sua-orig

The problematic part is "sed -i".

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

Which version are you using?

chuck

[Jan J (jan.j)]

Chuck Short <email address hidden> wrote:
> Which version are you using?

Not certain what version you are requesting but here goes.

Most of our servers run Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS). They
auto update so the nss-ldap package is at 264-2ubuntu2.

On another note I believe this is a known problem with "sed -i" a
Google for "sed -i symlink" turns up
http://<email address hidden>/msg723433.html
which might contain a solution.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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