cdist-type__debconf_set_selections(7)

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NAME

6       cdist-type__debconf_set_selections - Setup debconf selections
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DESCRIPTION

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

13       cf. --line.
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OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

16       file   Use the given filename as input for debconf-set-selections(1) If
17              filename is -, read from stdin.
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19              This parameter is deprecated, because it doesn't work with state
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22       line   A line in debconf-set-selections(1) compatible format.  This pa‐
23              rameter can be used multiple times to set multiple options.
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25              (This  parameter  is  actually required, but marked optional be‐
26              cause the deprecated --file is still accepted.)
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BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

29       None.
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EXAMPLES

32          # Setup gitolite's gituser
33          __debconf_set_selections nslcd --line 'gitolite gitolite/gituser string git'
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35          # Setup configuration for nslcd from a file.
36          # NB: Multiple lines can be passed to --line, although this can be considered a hack.
37          __debconf_set_selections nslcd --line "$(cat "${__files:?}/preseed/nslcd.debconf")"
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AUTHORS

45       Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
46       Dennis Camera <dennis.camera--@--ssrq-sds-fds.ch>
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COPYING

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

56       ungleich GmbH 2021
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