rpm -Uhv --oldpackage loses configs

[Elan Ruusamäe]

(pld has --downgrade alias to --oldpackage via popt)

downgrading from repackage lost config files,
i.e saved them as .rpmsave leaving original path missing

# ls -l */*pam*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 326K  6. juuni 20:17 
1465233457/pam-1.1.8-8.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  35K  6. juuni 20:17 
1465233457/pam-libs-1.1.8-8.x86_64.rpm

root at glen spool/repackage#
root at glen spool/repackage# rpm -Uhv */*pam* --downgrade
warning: package pam = 1:1.1.8-8 was already added, replacing with pam 
 >= 1:1.2.1-1
warning: package pam-libs = 1:1.1.8-8 was already added, replacing with 
pam-libs >= 1:1.2.1-1
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
Repackaging...
    1:pam ########################################### [ 50%]
    2:pam-libs ########################################### [100%]
Upgrading...
    1:pam-libs ########################################### [ 50%]
warning: /etc/security/namespace.init saved as 
/etc/security/namespace.init.rpmsave
warning: /etc/security/limits.conf saved as 
/etc/security/limits.conf.rpmsave
warning: /etc/pam.d/system-auth saved as /etc/pam.d/system-auth.rpmsave
    2:pam ########################################### [100%]

root at glen spool/repackage# cd /etc/security/
root at glen /etc/security# rpm -qf namespace.init
pam-1.2.1-1.x86_64

root at glen /etc/security# mv -bi namespace.init.rpmsave namespace.init
root at glen /etc/security# cd /etc/security/
root at glen /etc/security# mv -bi limits.conf.rpmsave limits.conf
root at glen /etc/security# mv -bi /etc/pam.d/system-auth.rpmsave 
/etc/pam.d/system-auth
root at glen /etc/security#

# rpm -q rpm
rpm-5.4.15-33.x86_64


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glen