FS#71375 - [certbot]

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Randy Fin (oversla) - Sunday, 27 June 2021, 21:38 GMT
Last edited by Eli Schwartz (eschwartz) - Monday, 28 June 2021, 21:33 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Because /etc/letsencrypt is listed in the package contents, you can't install certbot when the files already exist, such as when you're using files you backed up earlier. You get an error "failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)". It should be possible to back up /etc/letsencrypt, copy it to a new computer, then install certbot and have it use those files. There's no good reason for it to fail installation just because files exist. certbot is perfectly capable of using an existing /etc/letsencrypt directory.
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Closed by  Eli Schwartz (eschwartz)
Monday, 28 June 2021, 21:33 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Eli Schwartz (eschwartz) - Monday, 28 June 2021, 21:32 GMT
> You get an error "failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)".

This is completely false and the bug report makes no sense. The only "file" in the package within /etc is a directory. Directories are not checked for file conflicts, and if they were then Arch would be in major trouble due to conflicts on e.g. /usr/bin /usr/lib in 99% of packages.

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