Re: Removing directories/files in RPM erase

In this case i do as you suggest.

Best Regards


2008/5/22 Hajducko, Steven <[email protected]>:

>  So what's the best practice for removing directories that your RPM owns
> that contain files that the RPM doesn't know about?
>
> For instance, I've got an rpm that creates several directories and installs
> a utility.  When I start the tool and it's clients, it starts creating files
> in one of the directories that the RPM owns ( ssl certs, logs, etc ).
>
> However, when I remove the RPM, it doesn't remove the directories because
> they aren't empty.  Should I setup a post uninstall to see if this is the
> last instance of the package and if it is, manually remove those
> directories?
>
> Suggestions welcome.
>
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