This file is indexed.

postinst is in fping 4.0-6.

This file is a maintainer script. It is executed when installing (*inst) or removing (*rm) the package.

The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.

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#!/bin/sh

set -e

case "$1" in
    (configure)
        # Use setcap on Linux only (setuid setting see debian/rules)
        if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Linux" ]; then
            if ! setcap cap_net_raw+ep /usr/bin/fping; then
                echo "WARNING: 'setcap cap_net_raw+ep /usr/bin/fping' failed." 1>&2
                if dpkg-statoverride --list /usr/bin/fping > /dev/null; then
                    if dpkg-statoverride --list /usr/bin/fping | fgrep -q 4755; then
                        echo "/usr/bin/fping is already setuid root. Not trying to fix anything." 1>&2
                    else
                        echo "A local statoverride for /usr/bin/fping already exists. Not trying to fix anything." 1>&2
                    fi
                fi
                echo "WARNING: Making /usr/bin/fping setuid instead. Use dpkg-statoverride(1) to change that if you're unhappy with it." 1>&2
                dpkg-statoverride --update --add root root 4755 /usr/bin/fping
            fi
        fi
    ;;
    (abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
        exit 0
    ;;
    (*)
        echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
        exit 0
    ;;
esac