done that, no difference. The debconf manual states that when you run dpkg-reconfigure debconf, it will always ask the questions. This is abnormal behavior...
Thanks Carlo On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Narins, Josh wrote: > Sounds like your debconf priority got set to "critical" ? > > Try > > dpkg-reconfigure --priority low debconf > > Actually, I am not in front of a debian box now, perhaps "low" should be in > quotes. > > I believe there is also an environment variable you can set to do the same > thing. > > > > hth, > -Josh > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Carlo U. Segre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 7:26 PM > > To: Debian Users List > > Subject: debconf and dpkg-reconfigure behavior > > > > > > > > Hello: > > > > I have just encountered a problem that I have never seen during the > > installation of many, many Debian machines. I am mysitified > > and perhaps > > someone has a suggestion (probably some thing stupid, of course). > > > > I have been asked to help out with a newly installed machine > > (Woody) and > > when I added packages, I noticed that there were no debconf screens or > > questions for any packages. > > > > The command > > > > # dpkg-recnfigure debconf > > # > > > > Just returns to the prompt with no other output. From the > > debconf manual, > > this should at least ask me the quetions using the Dialog method. > > > > I have tried installing all the packages that exist on a working > > installation and this has no effect. I have tried manually > > editing the > > /var/cache/debconf/config.dat file to set options the way I > > want them for > > debconf but when I rerun the command above, debconf wipes out > > all the text > > I had placed in the file for debconf. The entries now look like: > > > > Name: debconf/frontend > > Template: debconf/frontend > > Value: > > Owners: debconf > > Flags: seen > > > > Name: debconf/priority > > Template: debconf/priority > > Value: > > Owners: debconf > > Flags: seen > > > > This is quite mystifying and I really do not know how to get > > out of this > > funny state. I have tried to uninstall debconf (using > > --force-depends) > > and then reinstalling it to no avail. > > > > Help! > > > > Carlo > > > > -- > > Carlo U. Segre -- Professor of Physics > > Associate Dean for Research, Armour College > > Illinois Institute of Technology > > Voice: 312.567.3498 Fax: 312.567.3494 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iit.edu/~segre > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the >designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this >message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or >copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for >information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a >solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of >any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission >cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that >this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. >All information is subject to change without notice. > > > -- Carlo U. Segre -- Professor of Physics Associate Dean for Research, Armour College Illinois Institute of Technology Voice: 312.567.3498 Fax: 312.567.3494 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iit.edu/~segre -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
