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From: Tzafrir Cohen on 7 Mar 2010 00:30 On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 10:17:46PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu,04.Mar.10, 15:48:09, chantal(a)antenna.nl wrote: > > Thank you Eric, > > > > I am already using cfengine2 and puppet :). But when I want to > > install postfix or phpmyadmin with cfengine a dialog screen flashes > > by which looks a bit weird. That's why I want to use preseeding (or > > something else) so the installer doesn't ask questions when a > > package is installed automatically. > > I think you want the non-interactive debconf interface. Try: > > # dpkg-reconfigure debconf You can force the non-interactive front-end by setting DEBIAN_FRONTEND in the environment: DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive <script> See debconf(7). Likewise see also debconf-set-selection(1). This injects configuration in a way similar to preseed on install time. -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzafrir(a)jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's tzafrir(a)cohens.org.il | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100307052708.GV16560(a)pear.tzafrir.org.il
From: Chantal Rosmuller on 16 Mar 2010 03:10 > > You can force the non-interactive front-end by setting > DEBIAN_FRONTEND in the environment: > > DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive <script> > > See debconf(7). > > Likewise see also debconf-set-selection(1). This injects configuration > in a way similar to preseed on install time. > Hi, I tried that but I ran into the following problem: cfengine on the client is started as a cronjob and it refuses to run "export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive" I do not recall the exact error message but I think it had something to do with not finding it in the PATH. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201003160806.35240.chantal(a)antenna.nl
From: Tzafrir Cohen on 16 Mar 2010 10:50 On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 08:06:34AM +0100, Chantal Rosmuller wrote: > > > > > You can force the non-interactive front-end by setting > > DEBIAN_FRONTEND in the environment: > > > > DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive <script> > > > > See debconf(7). > > > > Likewise see also debconf-set-selection(1). This injects configuration > > in a way similar to preseed on install time. > > > Hi, I tried that but I ran into the following problem: > > cfengine on the client is started as a cronjob and it refuses to run "export > DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive" I do not recall the exact error message but I > think it had something to do with not finding it in the PATH. ENODATA Please provide more information if you want a useful response. -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzafrir(a)jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's tzafrir(a)cohens.org.il | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100316143950.GI16560(a)pear.tzafrir.org.il
From: Chantal Rosmuller on 17 Mar 2010 11:30
Op dinsdag 16 maart 2010 15:39:50 schreef Tzafrir Cohen: > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 08:06:34AM +0100, Chantal Rosmuller wrote: > > > You can force the non-interactive front-end by setting > > > DEBIAN_FRONTEND in the environment: > > > > > > DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive <script> > > > > > > See debconf(7). > > > > > > Likewise see also debconf-set-selection(1). This injects configuration > > > in a way similar to preseed on install time. > > > > Hi, I tried that but I ran into the following problem: > > > > cfengine on the client is started as a cronjob and it refuses to run > > "export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive" I do not recall the exact error > > message but I think it had something to do with not finding it in the > > PATH. > > ENODATA > > Please provide more information if you want a useful response. > I already got the answer I wanted, we can use dpkg-reconfigure debconf. That works fine. Thank you for taking the trouble though, much appreciated. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201003171624.01475.chantal(a)antenna.nl |