Package: debconf Version: 1.4.70 a debconf-get-selections followed by a debconf-set-selections doesn't appear to be honoured by dpkg-reconfigure.
$ dpkg-reconfigure mdadm answer mcw for the mail_to $ grep MAIL_TO /etc/default/mdadm MAIL_TO="mcw" $ grep -C3 mail_to /var/cache/debconf/config.dat Owners: mdadm Flags: seen Name: mdadm/mail_to Template: mdadm/mail_to Value: mcw Owners: mdadm Flags: seen $ debconf-get-selections > /root/sel $ dpkg-reconfigure mdadm answer root for the mail_to $ grep MAIL_TO /etc/default/mdadm MAIL_TO="root" $ grep -C3 mail_to /var/cache/debconf/config.dat Owners: mdadm Flags: seen Name: mdadm/mail_to Template: mdadm/mail_to Value: root Owners: mdadm Flags: seen $ debconf-set-selections /root/sel $ grep -C3 mail_to /var/cache/debconf/config.dat Owners: mdadm Flags: seen Name: mdadm/mail_to Template: mdadm/mail_to Value: mcw Owners: mdadm Flags: seen $ dpkg-reconfigure mdadm and root is the default value in the mail_to i was expecting to see mcw as the default value in the mail_to since that is what is in debconf's database. thanks matt Linux 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Wed Aug 17 09:33:35 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2006-02-16 11:15 /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.3.6.so -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]