[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#365613: wpasupplicant: Upgrading remote system makes it unmaintainable after reboot

[Felix Homann]

Package: wpasupplicant
Version: 0.4.8-4
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system


I tried upgrading wpasupplicant from 0.4.7-4 to 0.4.8-4 on a remote system 
that is connected to the network via a WPA connection using wpa_supplicant. 
The system is a "server only" system: It does not have a video card or 
keyboard but is maintained  via SSH.

After upgrading everything seemed to work as usual until reboot. After reboot 
the system could not connect to the network anymore and was therefore 
unmaintainable.

Reason: /etc/wpa_suplicant.conf was renamed without warning.

Solution: Don't rename /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf on upgrade.


Kind regards,

Felix