Re: RE : [Security-Discuss] Mandriva 2007 : Webmin problem ?

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On Oct-4-06, at 7:52 AM, Gerald Drouillard wrote:

>>> I made some tests to determine what exactly the problem is.
>>>
>>> I verify the /etc/webmin/init/config file for tests)
>>>
>>> 1) Installation of Webmin with media "Powerpack DVD Mandriva  
>>> 2007": config
>>> file is zero length.
>>>
>>> 2) Webmin 1.290 installed (from DVD Powerpack Mandriva 2007), and  
>>> update
>>> applied: config is always zero length
>>>
>>> 3) Delete of Webmin RPM (no more etc/webmin directory), and  
>>> installation of
>>> the update directly: config is zero length
>>>
>>> 3) Delete Webmin RPM (no more etc/webmin directory), and  
>>> installation of
>>> WEBMIN 1/220-9.5.2006 (by FTP on an 2006 update server): config  
>>> is good,
>>> WEBMIN is OK.
>>>
>>> 4) update the 2006 webmin with the 2007 update (on FTP update  
>>> server),
>>> config becomes 0 length.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  I think that the problem is general: installation or update.
>> Ok, this is a problem with the webmin package then.  Thanks for  
>> doing this.  Can I persuade you to also open a report in bugzilla?
> There have been mandriva bug reports of this for some time now.

I guess you either need to open yet another report or dig into one of  
the old ones and start making some noise about it.  This something  
the maintainer needs to correct.

>  What will
>> happen at this point is that the webmin developer needs to find  
>> and fix the problem and then put the package into main/testing for  
>> it to be tested.  If it works properly, we'll move it into updates.
> The new version of webmin from webmin.com is even worse.  I filed a  
> bug report with them this morning.  Many modules report  
> "unsupported OS Mandriva 2007" and don't even install like Users/ 
> Groups, Net Config, Bootup/Shutdown,.... all the modules that I use  
> the most.

Ouch.

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