Re: [Monotone-devel] monotone-server: empty passphrase from get_passphrase

[Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker]

In message <address@hidden> on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:01:56 -0600, "Matthew A. 
Nicholson" <address@hidden> said:

matt> > I think I'll take a look at how the openssh-server package
matt> > does it, the maintainer has a few years of experience and it
matt> > seems to work well...
matt> 
matt> Let us know what he says (if it applies here).

I took a look at the code and realised that it doesn't apply here.

matt> Well the original intention is when you already have a database
matt> you are serving and you want to convert it over for debian to
matt> manage it.  That is why it prompts you for key name and all that
matt> stuff.

Aha, migration to Debian!  Hmm, that feels like it's outside the scope
of dpkg-reconfigure, as that is for reconfiguration of something
that's already part of the Debian collective (*).  I think migration
should be handled outside of the Debian installation process, perhaps
through a helper script and some instructions in the documentation
directory.

(*) "We are the Debian!  Resistance is futile, you WILL be assimilated"
    :-)

Cheers,
Richard

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