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rpm-helper is a set of helper scripts to be executed at package installation
time. They are invocated through rpm macros. Here is a list of them, along with
their usage instructions.

%_get_password <length>
Return a random password from given length (default 8).

%create_ghostfile <package> <number> <file> <owner> <group> <mode>
Create an empty file, with given owner, group and mode.

%_create_ssl_certificate <package> <number> <name> [-g <group>] [-b]
Create a ssl key and certificate pair with given name under /etc/pki/tls.
Optional arguments:
-b: concatenate certificate with the key file (bundle mode)
-g: ensure key is readable by given group

%_post_service <package> <number> <service>
Add given service to boot sequence, by running chkconfig --add on it.

%_preun_service <package> <number> <service>
Remove given service from boot sequence, by running chkconfig --del on it.

%_pre_useradd <package> <number> <name> <homedir> <shell>
Add given user, with given homedir and shell.

%_postun_userdel <package> <number> <name>
Does nothing currently.

%_pre_groupadd <package> <number> <group> [user1,user2,...]
Add given group, with optional list of coma-separated users as members.

%_postun_groupdel <package> <number> <group>
Does nothing currently.

%_post_shelladd <package> <number> <shell>
Add given shell to the list of available system shells.

%_preun_shelldel <package> <number> <shell>
Remove given shell from the list of available system shells.

%_post_syslogadd <package> <number> <destination> [-s <source>] [-f <facility>] [-m <min>] [-M <max>]
Add a syslog entry, with given destination (usually a log file), and returns
used facility. Support sysklogd and syslog-ng.
Optional arguments:
-s: ensure given source (usually /dev/log) is readable by syslog daemon.
-f: use given facility (otherwise first available local one is used).
-m: use given minimal priority.
-M: use given maximal priority.

%_preun_syslogdel <package> <number>
Delete syslog entry created by previous macro. Support sysklogd and syslog-ng.

%_post_webapp <package> <number>
Handle apache configuration reloading if needed when adding a web application.

%_postun_webapp <package> <number>
Handle apache configuration reloading if needed when removing a web application.