Package: kexec-tools Version: 20080324-2 Severity: normal If I use dpkg-preconfigure to configure kexec not to handle reboots, then install kexec-tools, then I expect /etc/default/kexec to contain LOAD_KEXEC=false. Instead, it contains LOAD_EXEC=true.
To reproduce: 1) dpkg -P kexec-tools # Clean slate 2) dpkg-preconfigure kexec-tools # Use kexec to reboot? Say No. 3) DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer dpkg -i kexec-tools_20080324-2_$ARCH.deb 4) grep LOAD_KEXEC /etc/default/kexec # Verify bug 5) dpkg -L kexec-tools | grep default # See package contents Output: 3) Selecting previously deselected package kexec-tools. (Reading database ... 50348 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking kexec-tools (from .../kexec-tools_20080324-2_amd64.deb) ... Setting up kexec-tools (20080324-2) ... debconf (developer): frontend started debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is kexec-tools debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/kexec-tools.config configure debconf (developer): <-- SET kexec-tools/load_kexec true debconf (developer): --> 0 value set debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium kexec-tools/load_kexec debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped debconf (developer): <-- GO debconf (developer): --> 0 ok debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/kexec-tools.postinst configure debconf (developer): <-- GET kexec-tools/load_kexec debconf (developer): --> 0 true debconf (developer): <-- STOP Processing triggers for man-db ... 4) LOAD_KEXEC=true 5) /etc/default /etc/default/kexec Discussion: I believe the problem is that the kexec-tools package contains /etc/default/kexec as a packaged file. This leads to the debconf setting being clobbered when kexec-tools.config sources it immediately after the files are unpacked. Additionally, including /etc/default/kexec is bad because it is redundant -- kexec-tools.postinst will generate it if it doesn't exist anyway. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.3 APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable') Versions of packages kexec-tools depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.24 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries kexec-tools recommends no packages. kexec-tools suggests no packages. -- debconf information: kexec-tools/load_kexec: false -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
