Index: trunk/PS-IPP-Config/lib/PS/IPP/Config.pm
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--- trunk/PS-IPP-Config/lib/PS/IPP/Config.pm	(revision 28899)
+++ trunk/PS-IPP-Config/lib/PS/IPP/Config.pm	(revision 28900)
@@ -673,4 +673,21 @@
 }
 
+# delete existing destreak backup file if it exists
+sub delete_destreak_backup_file
+{
+    my $self = shift;
+    my $name = shift;
+    my $force = shift;
+
+    my $dir = dirname($name);
+    my $base = basename($name);
+    my $backup =  "$dir/SR_$base";
+
+    if ($self->file_exists($backup)) {
+        return $self->file_delete($backup, $force);
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
 # redirect stderr and stdout streams to a file
 sub redirect_output