dibbler-client fails to upgrade with modified config file (and breaks 10.4 to 10.10 upgrade)

Bug #661474 reported by MMlosh
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: dibbler-client

The configuration scripts does not work when dibbler configuration file is modified (and there is usually a reason to modify it)
renaming the current config file to something else and putting back worked
Please note, that this bug makes distro-upgrade fail ! ( + cuts off internet connectivity if dibbler-client provided DNS server list)

might be related to other bugs filed agains dibbler

full story:
distribution upgrade failed with error, that one or more packages failed to upgrade, the reason was reported as missing /etc/dibbler/client.conf-dpkg-new and that daemon cannot be started

I tried to create the file, whatever the reason why it is missing was

(pwd = /etc/dibbler)
$ sudo cp client.conf client.conf-dpkg-new

$ ls
client.conf client.conf-dpkg-new

==and tried to configure it again

$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up dibbler-client (0.7.3-1.1) ...
Error: The new file /etc/dibbler/client.conf-dpkg-new does not exist!
dpkg: error processing dibbler-client (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 dibbler-client

==failure + the file was gone

$ ls
client.conf

Tags: maverick natty
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MMlosh (mmlosh) wrote :

Also: why is the postinstall script trying to start the daemon with package-shipped conffile, not the present and default one?

MMlosh (mmlosh)
tags: added: maverick
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Andreas Moog (ampelbein) wrote :

Thanks for the report. Those are known issues that should be resolved in natty.

Changed in dibbler (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
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MMlosh (mmlosh) wrote :

alright.. (I'll reopen if not)

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MMlosh (mmlosh) wrote :

I upgraded to natty today...
The upgrade failed just as the previous upgrade did

Changed in dibbler (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → New
tags: added: natty
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MMlosh (mmlosh) wrote :

Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/dibbler-client ...
Error: The new file /etc/dibbler/client.conf-dpkg-new does not exist!
dpkg: error processing dibbler-client (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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