# This is the main config file for debconf. It tells debconf where to # store data. The format of this file is a set of stanzas. Each stanza # except the first sets up a database for debconf to use. For details, see # debconf.conf(5) (in the debconf-doc package). # # So first things first. This first stanza gives the names of two databases. # Debconf will use this database to store the data you enter into it, # and some other dynamic data. Config: configdb # Debconf will use this database to store static template data. Templates: templatedb # World-readable, and accepts everything but passwords. Name: config Driver: File Mode: 644 Reject-Type: password Filename: /var/cache/debconf/config.dat # Not world readable (the default), and accepts only passwords. Name: passwords Driver: File Mode: 600 Backup: false Required: false Accept-Type: password Filename: /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat # Set up the configdb database. By default, it consists of a stack of two # databases, one to hold passwords and one for everything else. Name: configdb Driver: Stack Stack: config, passwords # Set up the templatedb database, which is a single flat text file # by default. Name: templatedb Driver: File Mode: 644 Filename: /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat # Well that was pretty straightforward, and it will be enough for most # people's needs, but debconf's database drivers can be used to do much # more interesting things. For example, suppose you want to use config # data from another host, which is mounted over nfs or perhaps the database # is accessed via LDAP. You don't want to write to the remote debconf database, # just read from it, so you still need a local database for local changes. # # A remote NFS mounted database, read-only. It is optional; if debconf # fails to use it it will not abort. #Name: remotedb #Driver: DirTree #Directory: /mnt/otherhost/var/cache/debconf/config #Readonly: true #Required: false # # A remote LDAP database. It is also read-only. The password is really # only necessary if the database is not accessible anonymously. # Option KeyByKey instructs the backend to retrieve keys from the LDAP # server individually (when they are requested), instead of loading all # keys at startup. The default is 0, and should only be enabled if you # want to track accesses to individual keys on the LDAP server side. #Name: remotedb #Driver: LDAP #Server: remotehost #BaseDN: cn=debconf,dc=domain,dc=com #BindDN: uid=admin,dc=domain,dc=com #BindPasswd: secret #KeyByKey: 0 # # A stack consisting of two databases. Values will be read from # the first database in the stack to contain a value. In this example, # writes always go to the first database. #Name: fulldb #Driver: Stack #Stack: configdb, remotedb # # In this example, we'd use Config: fulldb at the top of the file # to make it use the combination of the databases. # # Even more complex and interesting setups are possible, see the # debconf.conf(5) page for details.