On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:56:08 -0400 Richard Ryniker <ryniker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From David, not quoted: > > Upgrading : grub2-efi-x64-1:2.06~rc1-3.fc35.x86_64 > > 159/498 warning: > > /boot/grub2/grubenv created as /boot/grub2/grubenv.rpmnew > > > > Upgrading : grub2-efi-x64-1:2.06~rc1-3.fc35.x86_64 > > 159/498 warning: > > /boot/grub2/grubenv created as /boot/grub2/grubenv.rpmnew > > I do not think these are errors. I have seen similar warnings in the > past, and think this just indicates some file in the new package would > replace an earlier file that appears to contain some modifications. > Instead of replacing the (possibly modified) file, the new version is > stored with the ".rpmnew" suffix. The user can then explore the > difference between the old and new files, and decide what should be > done. > > The purpose is surely to prevent an update causing something to break > due to loss of local configuration data. > > This is why we see a modern preference to place local configuration > data in small files added to something-or-other-conf.d directories. > Because these pieces are new (i.e. not part of a package, but local > to a system) and dynamically included by a configuratioin process, > they will not produce this warning message when a package update > occurs. This. There is a command that the user can run after the update, and it will find all of these and present them to the user with a little mini menu with single letter commands, like D for a diff of the two configuration files, accept the new one, retain the old one, etc. _______________________________________________ test mailing list -- test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to test-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
