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[Bryce Harrington <1899611@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: apache2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Won't Fix

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Title:
  Purpose unclear of unknown file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.in

Status in apache2 package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in apache2 source package in Xenial:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  Due to a recent SRU fix, a stray config file template gets installed on Xenial systems when apache2 is installed.  This causes no harm in practice but may cause some confusion.

  [Test Case]
  * Install apache2
  * Look for /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.in

  [Where Problems Could Occur]
  The fix changes what gets installed to /etc/apache2, so issues to watch for would relate to unexpected changes in the contents of this directory tree.

  [Original
  I just upgraded apache2:amd64 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.15 --> 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17 and now there is a file

    /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.in

  with the following difference to apache2.conf:

  % diff -u /etc/apache2/apache2.conf /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.in
  --- /etc/apache2/apache2.conf     2020-08-13 03:35:57.000000000 +0200
  +++ /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.in  2020-07-21 05:13:31.000000000 +0200
  @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
   #
   # The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK.
   #
  -#Mutex file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR} default
  +___MUTEX___Mutex file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR} default

   #
   # PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process

  apache2.conf.in is part of the .deb file, see

    https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial-updates/amd64/apache2/filelist

  apache2.conf.in is not mentioned in any config file in /etc/apache2,
  not in the init.d script or systemd service file nor in the changelog.

  What's the purpose of that file?

  From the diff above it doesn't even look like a valid apache2 config file
  because of the "___MUTEX___" prefix.

  Is this some kind of leftover from a search/replace operation?

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