#439080 dbconfig-common: Offer option to rename/drop old db on dpkg-reconfigure -plow

Package:
dbconfig-common
Source:
dbconfig-common
Submitter:
Michael Biebl
Date:
2015-12-20 20:33:04 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#439080#5
Date:
2007-08-22 05:46:48 UTC
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If a user runs dpkg-reconfigure -plow package, for a package which uses
dbconfig-common, and changes the name of the db, dbconfig-common should
offer the option to rename or drop the exising db (with the default name).
The same is true for the default db user that was created during the
initial installation.

Otherwise you get an orphaned db and user which are not cleaned up when
you purge the package.

Cheers,
Michael
#439080#10
Date:
2015-03-28 13:26:37 UTC
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Similar logic is going wrong when you rename the database user. Same
solution should be applied for it.

Paul
#439080#19
Date:
2015-12-20 20:28:07 UTC
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control: severity -1 wishlist

Since 1.8.50 at least the admin is warned about these issue, making them
wishlist items for now.

Paul