Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 19:00:39 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: jdarnold@buddydog.org Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache 1.3.26 port Message-ID: <3D110D17.50809@potentialtech.com> References: <B936423A.2B5C%jd@epylon.com> <200206191723590704.0033D6FF@mail.speakeasy.net>
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Jonathan Arnold wrote: >>I would consider this semi-correct, at least from my experience. The data >>directories ARE seperated out. Notice that there is a data.default and a > > I, in fact, just went through this and would beg to differ. It is not > very kind to delete a complete directory tree without any warning, either > when you install (something like "data.default *WILL BE REPLACED ON > UPGRADE*") or it should check on upgrade and not remove it if it is there. > I lost my entire web site with nary a peep, and luckily had the most important > stuff on another computer. This is outrageous. Have you ever heard of backups? I can't believe you're blaming loss of data on this. As a system administrator you should be backing up your data on a regular schedule. And you should ALWAY back up your data before ANY upgrade. That's just proper procedure. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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