[Fedora-directory-users] rpm -e behavior

[Steve Rigler]

On Tue, 2007-07-17 at 15:29 -0700, Noriko Hosoi wrote:
> Hello, fedora-directory-users list;
> 
> We are working on the setup and clean-up code in the next version: 
> (please see also 
> http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/New_Setup_Design).  I'd like to 
> have your thoughts on the behavior when you run "rpm -e fedora-ds".  The 
> previous version cleaned up all the binaries and instances but the 
> certificate and key dbs.
> # ls alias
> secmod.db               slapd-ID-key3.db      slapd-ID-cert8.db
> 
> Do we want to leave them untouched on the next version, as well?  How 
> about other files such as ldif files or backup files?  Or do we want to 
> remove all the fedora-ds related files?
> 
> Your input would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> --noriko

Personally, I prefer "rpm -e" to remove only the files that were
originally installed by the package.

-Steve