From 0969d688e321e0a419e427e728b425fdfcdea8ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:02:39 +0000
Subject: Debian: fix overwriting of config settings on upgrade (#4696)

Make sure that users' changes to the config files are preserved.

Fixes #4440.
---
 debian/matrix-synapse-py3.postinst | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

(limited to 'debian/matrix-synapse-py3.postinst')

diff --git a/debian/matrix-synapse-py3.postinst b/debian/matrix-synapse-py3.postinst
index 0509acd0a4..c0dd7e5534 100644
--- a/debian/matrix-synapse-py3.postinst
+++ b/debian/matrix-synapse-py3.postinst
@@ -8,19 +8,36 @@ USER="matrix-synapse"
 
 case "$1" in
   configure|reconfigure)
-    # Set server name in config file
-    mkdir -p "/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/"
-    db_get matrix-synapse/server-name
 
-    if [ "$RET" ]; then
-        echo "server_name: $RET" > $CONFIGFILE_SERVERNAME
+    # generate template config files if they don't exist
+    mkdir -p "/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/"
+    if [ ! -e "$CONFIGFILE_SERVERNAME" ]; then
+        cat > "$CONFIGFILE_SERVERNAME" <<EOF
+# This file is autogenerated, and will be recreated on upgrade if it is deleted.
+# Any changes you make will be preserved.
+
+# The domain name of the server, with optional explicit port.
+# This is used by remote servers to connect to this server,
+# e.g. matrix.org, localhost:8080, etc.
+# This is also the last part of your UserID.
+#
+server_name: ''
+EOF
     fi
 
-    db_get matrix-synapse/report-stats
-    if [ "$RET" ]; then
-        echo "report_stats: $RET" > $CONFIGFILE_REPORTSTATS
+    if [ ! -e "$CONFIGFILE_REPORTSTATS" ]; then
+        cat > "$CONFIGFILE_REPORTSTATS" <<EOF
+# This file is autogenerated, and will be recreated on upgrade if it is deleted.
+# Any changes you make will be preserved.
+
+# Whether to report anonymized homeserver usage statistics.
+report_stats: false
+EOF
     fi
 
+    # update the config files according to whatever is in the debconf database
+    /opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/lib/manage_debconf.pl update
+
     if ! getent passwd $USER >/dev/null; then
       adduser --quiet --system --no-create-home --home /var/lib/matrix-synapse $USER
     fi
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