diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+xtreemfs (1.5.1) stable; urgency=low
+
+  * Release 1.5.1
+
+ -- XtreemFS Project <xtreemfs-users@googlegroups.com>  Wed, 16 Jun 2008 15:42:09 +0200
+
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: xtreemfs
+Section: utils
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: XtreemFS Project <xtreemfs-users@googlegroups.com>
+Homepage: http://www.xtreemfs.org/
+Standards-Version: 3.7.2
+
+Package: xtreemfs-client
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, fuse-utils (>= 2.6) | fuse (>= 2.6)
+Description: XtreemFS client
+ XtreemFS is a distributed and replicated file system for the Internet. For more details, visit www.xtreemfs.org. This package contains the XtreemFS client module.
+
+Package: xtreemfs-backend
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, grep, java6-runtime-headless
+Description: XtreemFS server
+ XtreemFS is a distributed and replicated file system for the Internet. For more details, visit www.xtreemfs.org. This package contains the backend modules and libraries shared between the server and tools sub-packages.
+
+Package: xtreemfs-server
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, xtreemfs-backend (= ${binary:Version}), grep, java6-runtime-headless, uuid-runtime
+Description: XtreemFS server
+ XtreemFS is a distributed and replicated file system for the Internet. For more details, visit www.xtreemfs.org. This package contains the XtreemFS server components (DIR, MRC, OSD).
+
+Package: xtreemfs-tools
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, xtreemfs-backend (= ${binary:Version}), attr (>=2), java6-runtime-headless
+Description: XtreemFS administration tools
+ XtreemFS is a distributed and replicated file system for the Internet. For more details, visit www.xtreemfs.org. This package contains XtreemFS administration tools.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+++ b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# Sample debian/rules that uses debhelper.
+# GNU copyright 1997 to 1999 by Joey Hess.
+
+# Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
+#export DH_VERBOSE=1
+
+# This is the debhelper compatibility version to use.
+export DH_COMPAT=4
+
+CFLAGS = -g
+ifneq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+CFLAGS += -O0
+else
+CFLAGS += -O2
+endif
+
+BUILD_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/debian/xtreemfs
+export ANT_OPTS=-D"file.encoding=UTF-8"
+
+build: build-stamp
+build-stamp:
+	dh_testdir
+
+	# Add here commands to compile the package.
+	#sed -i -e "s@.*policy_dir_paths\.push_back( \"src/policies/lib\" );.*@@g"\
+	#	   -e "s@/lib/xtreemfs/policies/@/usr/lib/xtreemfs/policies/@g" src/libxtreemfs/user_database.cpp
+	make
+	# python share/scons.py
+	# --- end custom part for compiling
+
+	touch build-stamp
+
+clean:
+	dh_testdir
+	dh_testroot
+	rm -f build-stamp
+
+	# Add here commands to clean up after the build process.
+	#make clean
+	#make -C "." clean
+	# --- end custom part for cleaning up
+
+	dh_clean
+
+install: build
+	dh_testdir
+	dh_testroot
+	dh_clean -k
+	dh_installdirs
+	
+	# Add here commands to install the package
+	# The DESTDIR Has To Be Exactly /usr/src/packages/BUILD/debian/debian/<nameOfPackage>
+	make install DESTDIR=$(BUILD_DIR)
+	
+	# remove copyright notes (let the sections below handle that)
+	rm $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-client/LICENSE
+	rm $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-server/LICENSE
+	rm $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-tools/LICENSE
+	rmdir $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-client
+	rmdir $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-server
+	rmdir $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-tools
+	
+	rm $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/xos/xtreemfs/postinstall_setup.sh
+	
+	# --- end custom part for installing
+	
+	# move files of the xtreemfs-client package
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-client/usr/bin
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-client/usr/bin \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/bin/*.xtreemfs \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/bin/xtfsutil 
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-client/sbin
+	ln    -sf /usr/bin/mount.xtreemfs $(BUILD_DIR)-client/sbin/mount.xtreemfs
+	ln    -sf /usr/bin/umount.xtreemfs $(BUILD_DIR)-client/sbin/umount.xtreemfs
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-client/usr/share/man/man1
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-client/usr/share/man/man1 \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/man/man1/*.xtreemfs* \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/man/man1/xtfsutil*
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-client/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-client
+	cp    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-client/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-client \
+	         $(CURDIR)/LICENSE
+	
+	# move files of the xtreemfs-backend package
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-backend/usr/share/java
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-backend/usr/share/java \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/java/XtreemFS.jar \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/java/Foundation.jar \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/java/protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/java/Flease.jar \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/java/BabuDB.jar \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/java/BabuDB_replication_plugin.jar \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/java/jdmkrt.jar \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/java/jdmktk.jar \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/java/commons-codec-1.3.jar
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-backend/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-backend
+	cp    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-backend/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-backend \
+	         $(CURDIR)/LICENSE
+	
+	# move files of the xtreemfs-server package
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-server/etc/init.d
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-server/etc/init.d \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/init.d/xtreemfs-*
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-server/usr/share/xtreemfs
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-server/usr/share/xtreemfs \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/xtreemfs/xtreemfs-osd-farm
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-server/etc/xos/xtreemfs
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-server/etc/xos/xtreemfs \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/xos/xtreemfs/*.properties \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/xos/xtreemfs/generate_uuid
+# 	         $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/xos/xtreemfs/postinstall_setup.sh
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-server/etc/xos/xtreemfs/server-repl-plugin
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-server/etc/xos/xtreemfs/server-repl-plugin \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/xos/xtreemfs/server-repl-plugin/*.properties
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-server/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-server
+	cp    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-server/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-server \
+	         $(CURDIR)/LICENSE
+	
+	# move files of the xtreemfs-tools package
+	# this file has already been moved and does not have to be explicitly excluded:
+	# %exclude /usr/bin/xtfs_*mount
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-tools/etc/xos/xtreemfs
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-tools/etc/xos/xtreemfs \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/xos/xtreemfs/default_dir
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-tools/usr/bin
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-tools/usr/bin \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/bin/xtfs_*
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-tools/usr/share/man/man1
+	mv    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-tools/usr/share/man/man1 \
+	         $(BUILD_DIR)/usr/share/man/man1/xtfs_*
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)-tools/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-tools
+	cp    -t $(BUILD_DIR)-tools/usr/share/doc/xtreemfs-tools \
+	         $(CURDIR)/LICENSE
+
+# Build architecture-independent files here.
+binary-indep: build install
+	# We have nothing to do by default.
+
+# Build architecture-dependent files here.
+binary-arch: build install
+	dh_testdir
+	dh_testroot
+	#dh_installdebconf
+	dh_installdocs
+	dh_installexamples
+	dh_installmenu
+	#dh_installlogrotate
+	#dh_installemacsen
+	#dh_installpam
+	#dh_installmime
+	#dh_installinit
+	dh_installcron
+	dh_installman
+	dh_installinfo
+	#dh_undocumented
+	dh_installchangelogs
+	dh_link
+	dh_strip
+	dh_compress
+	dh_fixperms
+	#dh_makeshlibs
+	dh_installdeb
+	#dh_perl
+	dh_shlibdeps
+	dh_gencontrol
+	dh_md5sums
+	dh_builddeb
+
+binary: binary-indep binary-arch
+.PHONY: build clean binary-indep binary-arch binary install
diff --git a/debian/xtreemfs-server.conffiles b/debian/xtreemfs-server.conffiles
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+/etc/xos/xtreemfs/dirconfig.properties
+/etc/xos/xtreemfs/mrcconfig.properties
+/etc/xos/xtreemfs/osdconfig.properties
+/etc/xos/xtreemfs/server-repl-plugin/mrc.properties
+/etc/xos/xtreemfs/server-repl-plugin/dir.properties
diff --git a/debian/xtreemfs-server.postinst b/debian/xtreemfs-server.postinst
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+++ b/debian/xtreemfs-server.postinst
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+#$XTREEMFS_CONFIG_DIR/postinstall_setup.sh
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+XTREEMFS_LOG_DIR=/var/log/xtreemfs
+XTREEMFS_HOME=/var/lib/xtreemfs
+XTREEMFS_ETC=/etc/xos/xtreemfs
+XTREEMFS_USER=xtreemfs
+XTREEMFS_GROUP=xtreemfs
+XTREEMFS_GENERATE_UUID_SCRIPT="${XTREEMFS_ETC}/generate_uuid"
+
+# When executed during POST installation, do not be verbose.
+VERBOSE=0
+script_name=$(basename "$0")
+if [ "$script_name" = "postinstall_setup.sh" ]
+then
+  VERBOSE=1
+fi
+
+# generate UUIDs
+if [ -x "$XTREEMFS_GENERATE_UUID_SCRIPT" ]; then
+  for service in dir mrc osd; do
+    "$XTREEMFS_GENERATE_UUID_SCRIPT" "${XTREEMFS_ETC}/${service}config.properties"
+    [ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ] && echo "Generated UUID for service: $service"
+  done
+else
+  echo "UUID can't be generated automatically. Please enter a correct UUID in each config file of an XtreemFS service."
+fi
+
+
+group_exists=`grep -c $XTREEMFS_GROUP /etc/group || true`
+if [ $group_exists -eq 0 ]; then
+    groupadd $XTREEMFS_GROUP
+    [ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ] && echo "created group $XTREEMFS_GROUP"
+fi
+exists=`grep -c $XTREEMFS_USER /etc/passwd || true`
+if [ $exists -eq 0 ]; then
+    mkdir $XTREEMFS_HOME
+    useradd -r --home $XTREEMFS_HOME -g $XTREEMFS_GROUP $XTREEMFS_USER
+    chown $XTREEMFS_USER $XTREEMFS_HOME
+    [ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ] && echo "created user $XTREEMFS_USER and data directory $XTREEMFS_HOME"
+fi
+if [ ! -d $XTREEMFS_HOME ]; then
+    mkdir -m750 $XTREEMFS_HOME
+    chown $XTREEMFS_USER $XTREEMFS_HOME
+    [ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ] && echo "user $XTREEMFS_USER exists but data directory $XTREEMFS_HOME had to be created"
+fi
+owner=`stat -c %U $XTREEMFS_HOME`
+if [ "$owner" != "$XTREEMFS_USER" ]; then
+    [ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ] && echo "directory $XTREEMFS_HOME is not owned by $XTREEMFS_USER, executing chown"
+    chown $XTREEMFS_USER $XTREEMFS_HOME
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e $XTREEMFS_LOG_DIR ]; then
+    mkdir $XTREEMFS_LOG_DIR
+    chown -R $XTREEMFS_USER $XTREEMFS_LOG_DIR
+fi
+
+if [ -e $XTREEMFS_ETC ]; then
+    group=`stat -c %G $XTREEMFS_ETC 2>/dev/null`
+    if [ $group != $XTREEMFS_GROUP ]; then
+        [ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ] && echo "directory $XTREEMFS_ETC is owned by $group, should be owned by $XTREEMFS_GROUP, executing chgrp (may take some time)"
+        chgrp -R $XTREEMFS_GROUP $XTREEMFS_ETC
+    fi
+    for file in `ls $XTREEMFS_ETC/*.properties 2>/dev/null`; do
+      if [ -f $file -a "$(stat -c %a $file)" != "640" ]; then
+          [ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ] && echo "setting $file 0640, executing chmod"
+          chmod 0640 $file
+      fi
+    done
+    if [ -d "$XTREEMFS_ETC/truststore/" ]
+    then
+        if [ "$(stat -c %a "$XTREEMFS_ETC/truststore/")" != "750" ]
+        then
+            [ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ] && echo "setting $XTREEMFS_ETC/truststore/ to 0750, executing chmod (may take some time)"
+            chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX,o= $XTREEMFS_ETC/truststore/
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+#echo "Installing DIR, MRC, OSD RC-links..."
+update-rc.d xtreemfs-dir start 20 3 5 . stop 20 0 1 2 6 . > /dev/null
+update-rc.d xtreemfs-mrc start 25 3 5 . stop 25 0 1 2 6 . > /dev/null
+update-rc.d xtreemfs-osd start 25 3 5 . stop 25 0 1 2 6 . > /dev/null
+
+#echo "Re-starting DIR, MRC, OSD services if started..."
+if which invoke-rc.d >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  invoke-rc.d xtreemfs-dir try-restart
+  invoke-rc.d xtreemfs-mrc try-restart
+  invoke-rc.d xtreemfs-osd try-restart
+else
+  /etc/init.d/xtreemfs-dir try-restart
+  /etc/init.d/xtreemfs-mrc try-restart
+  /etc/init.d/xtreemfs-osd try-restart
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/xtreemfs-server.postrm b/debian/xtreemfs-server.postrm
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+++ b/debian/xtreemfs-server.postrm
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+if [ "$1" = "remove" ]; then
+#   echo "Removing DIR, MRC, OSD RC-links"
+  update-rc.d -f xtreemfs-dir remove > /dev/null
+  update-rc.d -f xtreemfs-mrc remove > /dev/null
+  update-rc.d -f xtreemfs-osd remove > /dev/null
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/xtreemfs-server.prerm b/debian/xtreemfs-server.prerm
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+++ b/debian/xtreemfs-server.prerm
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# stop before remove
+if [ "$1" = "remove" -o "$1" = "deconfigure" ]; then
+#   echo "Stopping DIR, MRC, OSD services..."
+  if which invoke-rc.d >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    invoke-rc.d xtreemfs-dir stop
+    invoke-rc.d xtreemfs-mrc stop
+    invoke-rc.d xtreemfs-osd stop
+  else
+    /etc/init.d/xtreemfs-dir stop
+    /etc/init.d/xtreemfs-mrc stop
+    /etc/init.d/xtreemfs-osd stop
+  fi
+fi
+
+exit 0