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Re: Help with debconf



Alex Gonzalez wrote:
> pvalex:~# debconf-show pvrfs
> * pvrfs/partition: /dev/hda2
> pvalex:~# apt-get --purge remove pvrfs
> pvalex:~# debconf-show pvrfs
> pvalex:~#
> pvalex:~# apt-get install pvrfs
> debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high pvrfs/partition
> debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped

One reason that this can happen is that debconf allows multiple owners
for a question, and will not forget the question has been seen until all
owners go away. Purging the package removes one owner, but the other
owner keeps the question in the db.

If you've run the package's config script by hand, it probably has
"unknown" set as the owner too. You could verify this by using
debconf-get-selections or looking at the database by hand. This extra
owner can be removed:

echo PURGE | debconf-communicate unknown

> > My guess is that there is a problem with file descriptor 12, how can I
> > find out what is this descriptor supposed to be?

This file descriptor is opened by debconf to read the result value from
whiptail and is unlikely to be related to whatever problem you were
seeing.

-- 
see shy jo

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