Package: checksecurity
Version: 2.0.13
Severity: minor
Hi.
checksecurity.conf says this:
# If the CHECKSECURITY_EMAIL is set, the report is mailed to the given
# address. Note that if you set this, it is *assumed* that you have
# /usr/bin/mail that accepts -s; the mailx package provides this; or
# you can install mutt and create a link, or some other
# alternative. No, I'm not going to fix it to write the appropriate
# headers and use sendmail (although I'd consider patch), nor am I
# going to add a {Depends|Recommends|Suggests} to the cron package.
# Do not submit bugs about this unless you include the above mentioned
# patch. You enabled this option -- you take responsibility.
The mailx package is now a transitional package to bsd-mailx, could
you please change this?
Also, this long story about assumptions and so does (IMHO) not belong
to a config file, not sure why you'd need a depends on cron, either?
Couldn't you simply add a recommends bsd-mailx, and add a small check
on it, and disable the usage of CHECKSECURITY_EMAIL if it's not
installed?
Would you accept a patch for this? ;)
Regards,
Chris.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-heisenberg (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages checksecurity depends on:
ii anacron 2.3-13.2 cron-like program that doesn't go
ii cron 3.0pl1-106 process scheduling daemon
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.27 Debian configuration
management sy
ii perl 5.10.0-24 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
Versions of packages checksecurity recommends:
ii logcheck 1.2.69 mails anomalies in the
system logf
ii tiger 1:3.2.2-11 Report system security
vulnerabili
pn tripwire | integrit | aide | <none> (no description available)
Versions of packages checksecurity suggests:
pn apt-watch | cron-apt <none> (no description available)
ii lockfile-progs 0.1.13 Programs for locking and
unlocking
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checksecurity/oldconf:
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