In regard to: Using rpm to patch several conf files, Marcelo Mercio Dandrea...: > Sorry if this a newbie question, Im a begginer on using RPMs.. I > scanned the list archives but wasnt able to find information > regarding it. Im trying to create a rpm to automatically patch > several conf files... On my rpm, I have the "original" conf file > as it is installed by its package and a patch file to be applied. > I can build and install the RPM with no problem at all, but the > install part only works with the --force option, since I modify > files referred by other packages... (file X from install of Y > conflicts with file from package Z). Is there a way to avoid this > ? Am I trying to use RPMs in a way it wasnt supposed to be used ? Probably. You can avoid `--force' if you investigate the `--replace-files' option to RPM, though I have no idea whether that's any more "gentle" or not. Another possibility would be to not replace/overwrite the config files with your custom copies, instead you would install a set of "post-install, munge config files for our site" scripts, and have those scripts be responsible for tweaking/munging your config files. Tim -- Tim Mooney mooney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Information Technology Services (701) 231-1076 (Voice) Room 242-J6, IACC Building (701) 231-8541 (Fax) North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5164 _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
