16.39. cdist-type__debconf_set_selections(7)

16.39.1. NAME

cdist-type__debconf_set_selections - Setup debconf selections

16.39.2. DESCRIPTION

On Debian and alike systems debconf-set-selections(1) can be used to setup configuration parameters.

16.39.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS

cf. --line.

16.39.4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

file

Use the given filename as input for debconf-set-selections(1) If filename is -, read from stdin.

This parameter is deprecated, because it doesn't work with state detection.

line

A line in debconf-set-selections(1) compatible format. This parameter can be used multiple times to set multiple options.

(This parameter is actually required, but marked optional because the deprecated --file is still accepted.)

16.39.5. BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

None.

16.39.6. EXAMPLES

# Setup gitolite's gituser
__debconf_set_selections nslcd --line 'gitolite gitolite/gituser string git'

# Setup configuration for nslcd from a file.
# NB: Multiple lines can be passed to --line, although this can be considered a hack.
__debconf_set_selections nslcd --line "$(cat "${__files:?}/preseed/nslcd.debconf")"

16.39.7. SEE ALSO

  • cdist-type__update_alternatives(7)

  • debconf-set-selections(1)

16.39.8. AUTHORS

16.39.9. COPYING

Copyright (C) 2011-2014 Nico Schottelius, 2021 Dennis Camera. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.