On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 04:38:53PM +0100, Franz Georg Köhler wrote: > Here is the requested output. /var/cache is on tmpfs on this machine and > gets deleted on every reboot. Maybe this is related to the problem? > > root@orion:~# cp /var/cache/debconf/config.dat /tmp > > root@orion:~# /var/lib/dpkg/info/request-tracker4.config > + set -e > + RTVER=4 > + RT=request-tracker4 > + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule > + [ ! ] > + PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 > + export PERL_DL_NONLAZY > + [ ] > + exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend > /var/lib/dpkg/info/request-tracker4.config > debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File > debconf (db config): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/config.dat > debconf (db config): loading database > debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File > debconf (db passwords): started; filename is > /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat > > [...] > + IFS= > read -r _db_internal_line > debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup > debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup > + RET=multiselect escape backup > + return 0 > + [ != configure ] > + [ != reconfigure ] > + return 0 > + db_get request-tracker4/dbconfig-install > + _db_cmd GET request-tracker4/dbconfig-install > + _db_internal_IFS= > > + IFS= > + printf %s\n GET request-tracker4/dbconfig-install > debconf (developer): <-- GET request-tracker4/dbconfig-install > debconf (developer): --> 10 request-tracker4/dbconfig-install doesn't exist > + IFS= > > + IFS= > read -r _db_internal_line > + RET=10 request-tracker4/dbconfig-install doesn't exist > + return 10 > debconf (db config): saving database > debconf (db passwords): no database changes, not saving > debconf (db templatedb): saving database > root@orion:~# echo $? > 10 > > root@orion:~# diff -u /tmp/config.dat /var/cache/debconf/config.dat > root@orion:~# md5sum /var/cache/debconf/config.dat > 5582bfe5c3a834733a8c39f5e0320fde /var/cache/debconf/config.dat > root@orion:~# md5sum /tmp/config.dat > 5582bfe5c3a834733a8c39f5e0320fde /tmp/config.dat
Hi, Apologies for the delay in responding. I recall testing this at the time and not being able to reproduce - however perhaps you could let us know whether changing /var/cache to not be a tmpfs makes a difference? If so, I would think that would be a bug either in debconf or dbconfig-common. Thanks, Dominic.