On 04/10/2015 08:28 AM, Jeroen Massar wrote:
That is correct, though as I don't want to ever be asked about such things, I am looking for a nicer solution and suggested the 'enabled = false' option for these kind of situations.
If you have many boxes then I'll assume you have already tested your upgrade path and you have some solid reasons to assume the new version will upgrade smoothly and you have already done the necessary preparations, and you're only missing the information about how to manage these prompts.
http://raphaelhertzog.com/2010/09/21/debian-conffile-configuration-file-mana...
Once again, a config file only needs to be replaced if it has actually changed upstream, and most of the changes upstream are commented out because 90% of dovecot config files is commented out, either actual comments or commented-out settings that serve only to document the defaults.
If upgrading from e.g. 2.2.15 to 2.2.16, chances are you can totally skip all config file changes. If upgrading from 2.1, you have bigger problems than this. Keep things in perspective :-)