RPM Packaging Removes Config File

If the default /etc/my.cnf file has been modified, removing the MariaDB-Server RPM will change /etc/my.cnf to /etc/my.cnf.rpm.save:

[root@dev-160-18 ~]#  rpm -e --noscripts --nodeps $(rpm -qa | grep MariaDB)

warning: /etc/my.cnf saved as /etc/my.cnf.rpmsave

[root@dev-160-18 ~]# 

This is unexpected behavior, as Oracle MySQL packages do not do this (tested with Oracle MySQL 5.6.13). Oracle MySQL will leave the /etc/my.cnf file alone:

[root@dev-160-18 ~]# rpm -e --nodeps $(rpm -qa|grep MySQL)

[root@dev-160-18 ~]# ls -la /etc/my*

-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 281 Aug 27 06:16 /etc/my.cnf

[root@dev-160-18 ~]# 

It was suggested that the "no replace" option be specified in the RPM spec file. But I don't know about packaging so that might not be the correct configuration option.

Thanks!