[Debconf-devel] Bug#581808: Regression in debconf breaking live-initramfs

[Daniel Baumann]

Package: debconf
Severity: important
Owner: debian-live at lists.debian.org
Affects: live-initramfs 1.236.1-1

Hi,

I'm having a weird problem with debconf which breaks live-initramfs
1.236.1-1:

+ db_set passwd/root-password-crypted *
+ _db_cmd SET passwd/root-password-crypted *
+ IFS=  printf %s\n SET passwd/root-password-crypted *
+ IFS=
 read -r _db_internal_line
debconf: Problem setting up the database defined by stanza 6 of
/tmp/debconf.WiUt9e/debconf.conf.
Attempt to access disallowed key '+readonly' in a restricted hash at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver.pm line 35, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 6.
+ RET=
+ return

surprisingly, the exactely same version works without any problems in lenny:

+ db_set passwd/root-password-crypted *
+ _db_cmd SET passwd/root-password-crypted *
+ IFS=  printf %s\n SET passwd/root-password-crypted *
+ IFS=
 read -r _db_internal_line
+ RET=
+ return

i couldn't find anything related in the debconf changelog, is this a
bug, or did something change, and how can i fix it or workaround it?

also, if you need further information, i'm of course happy to provide it.

Regards,
Daniel

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