I have a postinst that does the following: # get settings from debconf . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule db_get pure-ftpd/standalone-or-inetd SOI="$RET" db_get pure-ftpd/ftpwho-setuid SUID="$RET" db_stop
later, it calls update-inetd, which may prompt the user under some circumstances. The problem is that even though I've called db_stop to close communication with debconf, standard input seems to not be restored. This causes update-inetd (or even a sh "read") to hang. Am I doing something wrong? What's the right way to get input from stdin after using debconf? Jason