Re: [Cfengine] shellcommands: 3: Bad file descriptor]

[Russell Adams]

Here's how I configure APT to allow automated installation.

First, remove /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf.

Then create /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg:

BeginReplacementEdit(`/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg',`DpkgCfg')

        Append "force-confold"
        Append "force-confdef"

EndReplacementEdit()

Next setup a new item, /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10cfengine:

m4_define(`EditorCommentString',`//')
BeginReplacementEdit(`/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10cfengine',`AptConfCFEngine')

        Append "APT {"
        Append "        Get {"
        Append "        Assume-Yes \"true\";"
        Append "        Fix-Missing \"yes\";"
        Append "        Show-Upgraded \"yes\";"
        Append "        Purge \"true\";"
        Append "        List-Cleanup \"true\";"
        Append "        ReInstall \"false\";"
        Append "        };"
        Append "};"
        Append ""
        Append "DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"
        Append "        \"dpkg-preconfigure --apt --frontend=noninteractive\";"
        Append "};"

EndReplacementEdit()
m4_define(`EditorCommentString',`#####')

Then call APT to install:

     "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive /usr/bin/apt-get install package"

Ignore the m4 editfiles macros, you should get the idea and be able to
copy/paste the Append lines.

I got most of this from a prior post, seen here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&threadm=mailman.1479.1065791230.21628.help-cfengine%40gnu.org&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Ddpkg%2Bcfengine%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3Dutf-8%26selm%3Dmailman.1479.1065791230.21628.help-cfengine%2540gnu.org%26rnum%3D2

Russell


On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 03:01:03PM +0200, Bas van der Vlies wrote:
> Michael Chesterton wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I'm trying to install a deb package through  shellcommands:
> >
> >the apt-get install command is dying with
> >
> >/var/lib/dpkg/info/nullmailer.postinst: line 31: 3: Bad file descriptor
> >
> >line 31 is a debconf function which does
> >
> >echo STOP >&3
> >
> >above that is
> >
> >exec 3>&1 1>&2
> >
> >I'm completely lost, any ideas?
> >
> >What's also confusing me is 
> >
> >echo "$@" >&3
> >
> >is run multiple times before the echo STOP with no error message.
> >
> >
> Which version do you use?
> 
> I am using the following setup:
>  debconf (non-interactive) dpkg-reconfigure -f dialog -p medium debconf
> 
> Upgrade_debian script:
> =================================================
> #!/bin/sh
> export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
> 
> apt-get update
> apt-get -y upgrade
> apt-get clean
> 
> 
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