Bug 82286 - updating (or re-emerging) courier removes folders in /var/lib/courier
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Bug#:
82286
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Product: Gentoo Linux
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Version: unspecified
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Platform: All
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OS/Version: Linux
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Status: RESOLVED
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Severity: blocker
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Priority: P2
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Resolution: FIXED
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Assigned To: swtaylor@gentoo.org
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Reported By: gurligebis@gentoo.org
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Component: Applications
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URL:
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Summary: updating (or re-emerging) courier removes folders in /var/lib/courier
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Status Whiteboard:
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Opened: 2005-02-16 14:56 0000
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When updating or re-emerging courier, the unmerging of the old build removes
msgs, msgq and track from /var/lib/courier .
The problem is that they are needed by courier.
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge courier
2. check that /var/lib/courier/{msgs,msgq,track} exists (make them if they
dont, but they should).
3. now emerge courier again, and have a look, the folders are gone.
Actual Results:
Courier stops working
Expected Results:
The directories shouldn't have been removed, it might be an idea to make .keep
files inside them.
Created an attachment (id=52533) [details]
courier-init.diff
Patch that patches the courier init script, so it creates the directories in
/var/lib/courier if they does not exist.
It only requires that people runs "/etc/init.d/courier restart" after updating.
This info should be added to the postinstall info in the ebuild.
What are these files for?
I don't have them and courier-imapd-ssl is functioning perfectly well.
I guess that you are only using the net-mail/courier-imap package, right?
The problem is with the mail-mta/courier package.
I have been able to reproduce it on 3 different machines, as soon as you reemerge or update courier, the folders gets removed, and courier stops working (at least for sender/recieving mails).
keepdir had previously been run on too many directories, and that caused
collisions with baselayout. fix to cut back on those went too far. now only
a more sane set of directories are marked. should be good now.
