dhclient-script: do not backup&restore /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/localtime.

This has been Fedora/RHEL feature only.
I don't know why it was added but
I also don't see how it could be useful and bugs
656339 and 306381 show that it's not so good idea.

dhclient-script

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #
 
 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin
-SAVEDIR=/var/lib/dhclient
 
 LOGFACILITY="local7"
 LOGLEVEL="notice"
@@ -50,25 +49,6 @@ else
     fix_context() { :; }
 fi
 
-save_previous() {
-    origfile="${1}"
-    savefile="${SAVEDIR}/${origfile##*/}.predhclient.${interface}"
-
-    if [ ! -d ${SAVEDIR} ]; then
-        mkdir -p ${SAVEDIR}
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e ${origfile} ]; then
-        contents="$(< ${origfile})"
-        echo "${contents}" > ${savefile}
-        rm -f ${origfile}
-    else
-        echo > ${savefile}
-    fi
-
-    fix_context ${savefile}
-}
-
 eventually_add_hostnames_domain_to_search() {
 # For the case when hostname for this machine has a domain that is not in domain_search list
 # 1) get a hostname with `ipcalc --hostname` or `hostname`
@@ -126,7 +106,6 @@ make_resolv_conf() {
     if [ -n "${new_domain_name}" ] ||
        [ -n "${new_domain_name_servers}" ] ||
        [ -n "${new_domain_search}" ]; then
-        save_previous /etc/resolv.conf
         rscf="$(mktemp ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/XXXXXX)"
         echo "; generated by /sbin/dhclient-script" > ${rscf}
 
@@ -166,7 +145,6 @@ make_resolv_conf() {
         fix_context /etc/resolv.conf
     elif [ -n "${new_dhcp6_name_servers}" ] ||
          [ -n "${new_dhcp6_domain_search}" ]; then
-        save_previous /etc/resolv.conf
         rscf="$(mktemp ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/XXXXXX)"
         echo "; generated by /sbin/dhclient-script" > ${rscf}
 
@@ -528,7 +506,6 @@ dhconfig() {
 
         tzfile=/usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT$(printf '%+d' ${hoursWest})
         if [ -e ${tzfile} ]; then
-            save_previous /etc/localtime
             cp -fp ${tzfile} /etc/localtime
             touch /etc/localtime
             fix_context /etc/localtime
@@ -738,28 +715,6 @@ case "${reason}" in
         ;;
 
     EXPIRE|FAIL|RELEASE|STOP)
-        # only restore config files if there are no other dhclient processes
-        # running (#306381)
-        dhclient_script_PID="$$"
-        dhclient_PID="${PPID}"
-        any_other_clients=$(ps -eo pid,ppid,comm | grep dhclient | grep -v -E "${dhclient_script_PID}|${dhclient_PID}")
-        if [ -z "${any_other_clients}" ]; then
-            if [ -f ${SAVEDIR}/resolv.conf.predhclient.${interface} ]; then
-                change_resolv_conf ${SAVEDIR}/resolv.conf.predhclient.${interface}
-                rm -f ${SAVEDIR}/resolv.conf.predhclient.${interface}
-            fi
-
-            if [[ ( "${DHCP_TIME_OFFSET_SETS_TIMEZONE}" = [yY1]* ) &&
-                  ( -e ${SAVEDIR}/localtime.predhclient.${interface} ) ]]; then
-                rm -f /etc/localtime
-                contents="$(< ${SAVEDIR}/localtime.predhclient.${interface})"
-                echo "${contents}" > /etc/localtime
-                rm -f ${SAVEDIR}/localtime.predhclient.${interface}
-                touch /etc/localtime
-                fix_context /etc/localtime
-            fi
-        fi
-
         execute_client_side_configuration_scripts "restore"
 
         if [ -x ${ETCDIR}/dhclient-${interface}-down-hooks ]; then

dhcp.spec

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 Summary:  Dynamic host configuration protocol software
 Name:     dhcp
 Version:  4.2.2
-Release:  8%{?dist}
+Release:  9%{?dist}
 # NEVER CHANGE THE EPOCH on this package.  The previous maintainer (prior to
 # dcantrell maintaining the package) made incorrect use of the epoch and
 # that's why it is at 12 now.  It should have never been used, but it was.
@@ -657,6 +657,9 @@ fi
 %{_initddir}/dhcrelay
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 22 2011 Jiri Popelka <jpopelka@redhat.com> - 12:4.2.2-9
+- dhclient-script: do not backup&restore /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/localtime.
+
 * Wed Sep 21 2011 Jiri Popelka <jpopelka@redhat.com> - 12:4.2.2-8
 - SystemTap support: spec file change, some dummy probes, tapset, simple script