On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 06:44:47PM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote: > tags 451269 wontfix > thanks
> In #451269, a long discussion happened about cases where the smb.conf > file is broken enough to prevent smbd from starting. > My feeling is that Steve does not consider this to be a bug. If the > configuration is broken, then the package postinst fails and that's > the best way for the local admin to know that something is wrong. > I think this bug should at least be marked wontfix, if not closed. I'm ok with Mathias' last suggestion about more user-friendly error messages or doing a testparm dry run somewhere along the line, and think we should consider any patches that implement this. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]