On Sun, May 27, 2001 at 03:29:43PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > I don't know what you're talking about: apt-utils does not use debconf.
My mistake; s/apt-utils/debconf/g. Whenever I install a new system, debconf (or rather, the minimal version on the install disks) throws up a curses-based menu asking what mode I want it to run in, then what level of messages to display. I consistently answer text/medium. It then preconfigures other packages, unpacks everything, and starts the actual configuration phase. At this time, I am again asked what mode I want debconf to run in and what message level to display. > If that outputs "true", then you have configured debconf to redisplay > already seen questions. # apt-get install debconf-utils; echo get debconf/showold | debconf-communicate Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Sorry, debconf-utils is already the newest version. 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. 0 false > If not, I would dearly like the see a log of a package, any package, > displaying the same question both in preconfiguration and at install > time, with DEBCONF_DEBUG='.*' set and exported in the environment. I just tried purging and reinstalling ssh on two machines. The one tracking testing worked properly, only asking if I wanted it SUID and whether to run sshd once. The one tracking stable asked 3(!) times. That version of apt doesn't seem to like nonnumeric values for DEBCONF_DEBUG, so I tried setting it to 100 instead, which seems to have worked. Here's the log: --- Begin log --- genma /home/esper# apt-get remove --purge ssh Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: ssh* 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 515kB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 50217 files and directories currently installed.) Removing ssh ... Stopping OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd. dpkg - warning: while removing ssh, directory `/etc/ssh' not empty so not removed. Purging configuration files for ssh ... Argument ".*" isn't numeric in int at /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/Log.pm line 40. genma /home/esper# export DEBCONF_DEBUG=100 genma /home/esper# apt-get install ssh Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: ssh 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/256kB of archives. After unpacking 515kB will be used. debconf: trying frontend Text Configuring packages ... debconf: starting /var/lib/debconf//config.14859 configure debconf: <-- VERSION 2.0 debconf: --> 0 2.0 debconf: <-- SET ssh/upgrade_to_openssh true debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- FSET ssh/upgrade_to_openssh isdefault false debconf: --> 0 false debconf: <-- SET ssh/use_old_init_script true debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- FSET ssh/use_old_init_script isdefault false debconf: --> 0 false debconf: <-- INPUT medium ssh/SUID_client debconf: Trying to make element of type Text::Boolean debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- INPUT medium ssh/run_sshd debconf: Trying to make element of type Text::Boolean debconf: --> 0 grep: /etc/ssh/sshd_config: No such file or directory debconf: <-- INPUT low ssh/forward_warning debconf: Trying to make element of type Noninteractive::Note debconf: --> 30 debconf: <-- GO debconf: preparing to ask questions Configuring Ssh --------------- You have the option of installing the ssh client with the SUID bit set. If you make ssh SUID, you will be able to use Rhosts/RhostsRSA authentication, but will not be able to use socks via the LD_PRELOAD trick. This is the traditional approach. If you do not make ssh SUID, you will be able to use socks, but Rhosts/RhostsRSA authentication will stop working, which may stop you logging in to remote systems. It will also mean that the source port will be above 1024, which may confound firewall rules you've set up. If in doubt, I suggest you install it without SUID. If it causes problems you can change your mind later by running: dpkg-reconfigure ssh Do you want /usr/bin/ssh to be installed SUID root? [n] This package contains both the ssh client, and the sshd server. Normally the sshd Secure Shell Server will be run to allow remote logins via ssh. If you are only interested in using the ssh client for outbound connections on this machine, and don't want to log into it at all using ssh, then you can disable sshd here. Do you want to run the sshd server ? [y] debconf: --> 0 Selecting previously deselected package ssh. (Reading database ... 50183 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking ssh (from .../ssh_1%3a1.2.3-9.3_i386.deb) ... debconf: frontend started debconf: trying frontend Text debconf: frontend running, package name is ssh debconf: starting /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/config configure debconf: <-- VERSION 2.0 debconf: --> 0 2.0 debconf: <-- SET ssh/upgrade_to_openssh true debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- FSET ssh/upgrade_to_openssh isdefault false debconf: --> 0 false debconf: <-- SET ssh/use_old_init_script true debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- FSET ssh/use_old_init_script isdefault false debconf: --> 0 false debconf: <-- INPUT medium ssh/SUID_client debconf: Trying to make element of type Text::Boolean debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- INPUT medium ssh/run_sshd debconf: Trying to make element of type Text::Boolean debconf: --> 0 grep: /etc/ssh/sshd_config: No such file or directory debconf: <-- INPUT low ssh/forward_warning debconf: Trying to make element of type Noninteractive::Note debconf: --> 30 debconf: <-- GO debconf: preparing to ask questions Configuring Ssh --------------- You have the option of installing the ssh client with the SUID bit set. If you make ssh SUID, you will be able to use Rhosts/RhostsRSA authentication, but will not be able to use socks via the LD_PRELOAD trick. This is the traditional approach. If you do not make ssh SUID, you will be able to use socks, but Rhosts/RhostsRSA authentication will stop working, which may stop you logging in to remote systems. It will also mean that the source port will be above 1024, which may confound firewall rules you've set up. If in doubt, I suggest you install it without SUID. If it causes problems you can change your mind later by running: dpkg-reconfigure ssh Do you want /usr/bin/ssh to be installed SUID root? [n] This package contains both the ssh client, and the sshd server. Normally the sshd Secure Shell Server will be run to allow remote logins via ssh. If you are only interested in using the ssh client for outbound connections on this machine, and don't want to log into it at all using ssh, then you can disable sshd here. Do you want to run the sshd server ? [y] debconf: --> 0 debconf: starting /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst install debconf: <-- VERSION 2.0 debconf: --> 0 2.0 debconf: <-- GET ssh/upgrade_to_openssh debconf: --> 0 true debconf: <-- GET ssh/use_old_init_script debconf: --> 0 true Setting up ssh (1.2.3-9.3) ... debconf: frontend started debconf: trying frontend Text debconf: frontend running, package name is ssh debconf: starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssh.config configure debconf: <-- VERSION 2.0 debconf: --> 0 2.0 debconf: <-- SET ssh/upgrade_to_openssh true debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- FSET ssh/upgrade_to_openssh isdefault false debconf: --> 0 false debconf: <-- SET ssh/use_old_init_script true debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- FSET ssh/use_old_init_script isdefault false debconf: --> 0 false debconf: <-- INPUT medium ssh/SUID_client debconf: Trying to make element of type Text::Boolean debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- INPUT medium ssh/run_sshd debconf: Trying to make element of type Text::Boolean debconf: --> 0 debconf: <-- INPUT low ssh/forward_warning debconf: Trying to make element of type Noninteractive::Note debconf: --> 30 debconf: <-- GO debconf: preparing to ask questions Configuring Ssh --------------- You have the option of installing the ssh client with the SUID bit set. If you make ssh SUID, you will be able to use Rhosts/RhostsRSA authentication, but will not be able to use socks via the LD_PRELOAD trick. This is the traditional approach. If you do not make ssh SUID, you will be able to use socks, but Rhosts/RhostsRSA authentication will stop working, which may stop you logging in to remote systems. It will also mean that the source port will be above 1024, which may confound firewall rules you've set up. If in doubt, I suggest you install it without SUID. If it causes problems you can change your mind later by running: dpkg-reconfigure ssh Do you want /usr/bin/ssh to be installed SUID root? [n] This package contains both the ssh client, and the sshd server. Normally the sshd Secure Shell Server will be run to allow remote logins via ssh. If you are only interested in using the ssh client for outbound connections on this machine, and don't want to log into it at all using ssh, then you can disable sshd here. Do you want to run the sshd server ? [y] debconf: --> 0 debconf: starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssh.postinst configure debconf: <-- VERSION 2.0 debconf: --> 0 2.0 debconf: <-- GET ssh/SUID_client debconf: --> 0 false debconf: <-- GET ssh/run_sshd debconf: --> 0 true Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd. debconf: <-- STOP genma /home/esper# --- End log --- -- That's not gibberish... It's Linux. - Byers, The Lone Gunmen Geek Code 3.12: GCS d? s+: a C++ UL++++$ P++>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w--- O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv+ b+ DI++++ D G e* h r y+
