Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2018-10-10 Thread Thorsten Glaser
On Wed, 10 Oct 2018, Jeroen Dekkers wrote: > Here we generate /etc/default/grub based on the values stored by > debconf. I think that that is the problem. You should not generate a completely new file if the file is user-extensible or contains values that aren’t also passed through debconf. You

Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2018-10-09 Thread Jeroen Dekkers
On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:26:44 +0200, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > debconf (developer): starting /tmp/grub-pc.config.GkdXih configure > 2.02~beta2-36 > debconf (developer): <-- SET grub2/linux_cmdline rootdelay=5 net.ifnames=0 > syscall.x32=y vsyscall=emulate kaslr > debconf (developer): --> 0 value se

Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2017-04-11 Thread Thorsten Glaser
On Tue, 11 Apr 2017, Niels Thykier wrote: > AFAICT, we are waiting for more information on this bug - tagging > accordingly. Oh, thanks for the heads-up. > On Sun, 19 Feb 2017 18:29:46 + Colin Watson wrote: > > I guess we need to break out bigger guns. Could you do the same > > package-re

Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2017-04-11 Thread Niels Thykier
Control: tags -1 moreinfo unreproducible On Sun, 19 Feb 2017 18:29:46 + Colin Watson wrote: > On Mon, Jan 02, 2017 at 12:37:32PM +0100, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > > On Sat, 31 Dec 2016, Colin Watson wrote: > > > The current postinst is certainly trying to use ucf in such a way, so > > > let's t

Processed: Re: Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2017-04-11 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing control commands: > tags -1 moreinfo unreproducible Bug #812574 [grub-pc] grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade Bug #841889 [grub-pc] grub-pc: ucf prompt that wants to change nothing except remove admin-defined config Added tag(s) moreinfo and unreproducible.

Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2017-02-19 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Jan 02, 2017 at 12:37:32PM +0100, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > On Sat, 31 Dec 2016, Colin Watson wrote: > > The current postinst is certainly trying to use ucf in such a way, so > > let's try to debug this. Please could you: > > Oh ok. Let me check that this system is affected first… Thanks,

Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2017-01-02 Thread Thorsten Glaser
On Sat, 31 Dec 2016, Colin Watson wrote: > The current postinst is certainly trying to use ucf in such a way, so > let's try to debug this. Please could you: Oh ok. Let me check that this system is affected first… tglase@tglase:~ $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall grub-pc Reading package lists.

Processed: Re: Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2016-12-31 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing control commands: > forcemerge -1 841889 Bug #812574 [grub-pc] grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade Bug #841889 [grub-pc] grub-pc: ucf prompt that wants to change nothing except remove admin-defined config Severity set to 'serious' from 'important' Marked as

Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2016-12-31 Thread Colin Watson
Control: forcemerge -1 841889 On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 09:28:56AM +0100, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > On each upgrade, I get prompted by ucf, despite there never being > any diff introduced by grub-pc, i.e. all it wants is to remove my > local admin-provided changes and revert to the package’s default:

Bug#812574: grub-pc: wants to overwrite admin configuration on each upgrade

2016-01-25 Thread Thorsten Glaser
Package: grub-pc Version: 2.02~beta2-35 Severity: serious Justification: Policy 10.7.3 (MUST), 3.9.1 (SHOULD) On each upgrade, I get prompted by ucf, despite there never being any diff introduced by grub-pc, i.e. all it wants is to remove my local admin-provided changes and revert to the package’s