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I am trying to preconfigure redmine instalation and I have got stuck with

debconf-set-selections pkg.selections

Resulting in lot of error messages

error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/password-confirm
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/pgsql/admin-pass
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/mysql/admin-pass
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/app-password-confirm
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/mysql/app-pass
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/pgsql/app-pass
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/db/app-user
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/default-language
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/remote/newhost
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/db/basepath
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/upgrade-error
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/pgsql/changeconf
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/missing-db-package-error
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/db/dbname
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/purge
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/remote/host
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/dbconfig-upgrade
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/internal/reconfiguring
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/upgrade-backup
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/pgsql/method
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/install-error
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/mysql/admin-user
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/database-type
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/pgsql/manualconf
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/pgsql/authmethod-admin
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/mysql/method
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/internal/skip-preseed
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/pgsql/admin-user
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/remove-error
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/dbconfig-remove
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/remote/port
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/pgsql/authmethod-user
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/dbconfig-install
error: Cannot find a question for redmine/instances/default/dbconfig-reinstall

If I run debconf-set-selections after the package was installed, it works, however, I need to reconfigure the package.

Could someone explain me please the proper way to do this?

2 Answers 2

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Sometimes the debconf database is left in inconsistent state after the package removal. Open the file /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat and try to locate templates mentioning your package. Remove them and try again with the debconf-set-selections.

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    I want to hug you. This was driving me crazy.
    – rynop
    Oct 29, 2013 at 17:03
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Try /usr/share/debconf/fix_db.pl

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    Welcome to ServerFault! Please provide more explanation with your answers. Answers should not only include the fix, but information to understand what it is doing. Jul 18, 2017 at 16:01

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