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diff --git a/handlers/sys.in b/handlers/sys.in
index 455234d..2c48883 100755
--- a/handlers/sys.in
+++ b/handlers/sys.in
@@ -3,18 +3,25 @@
# this handler will save various reports of vital system information.
# by default, all the reports are enabled and are saved in /var/backups.
#
-# (1) a list of all the packages installed and removed.
+# (1) a capture of the debconf package selection states. This file
+# can be used to restore the answers to debconf questions for
+# packages that you will be installing through (2) below. To
+# do this, run: "debconf-set-selections < debconfsel.txt"
+#
+# (2) a list of all the packages installed and removed.
# this file can be used to restore the state of installed packages
-# by running "dpkg --set-selections < dpkg-selections.txt
+# by running "dpkg --set-selections < dpkg-selections.txt and
+# then run "apt-get -u dselect-upgrade". If you have the
+# debconf-set-selections file from (1), you should restore those first.
#
-# (2) the partition table of all disks.
+# (3) the partition table of all disks.
# this partition table can be used to format another disk of
# the same size. this can be handy if using software raid and
# you have a disk go bad. just replace the disk and partition it
# by running "sfdisk /dev/sdb < partitions.sdb.txt"
# (MAKE SURE YOU PARTITION THE CORRECT DISK!!!)
#
-# (3) hardware information.
+# (4) hardware information.
# write to a text file the important things which hwinfo can gleen.
#
@@ -46,6 +53,8 @@ then
getconf packagesfile $parentdir/dpkg-selections.txt
getconf packagemgr `which dpkg`
getconf packagemgroptions ' --get-selections *'
+ getconf selectionsfile $parentir/debconfsel.txt
+ getconf debconfgetselections `debconf-get-selections`
elif [ $os = "redhat" ]
then
getconf packagesfile $parentdir/rpmpackages.txt
@@ -109,13 +118,20 @@ if [ "$packages" == "yes" ]; then
# is $packagemgr available inside $vserver ?
if [ ! -x "$VROOTDIR/$vserver`$VSERVER $vserver exec which $packagemgr`" ]; then
warning "can't find $packagemgr in vserver $vserver, skipping installed packages report."
- continue
+ else
+ # don't expand * since it can be used in $packagemgroptions
+ set -o noglob
+ debug "$VSERVER $vserver exec $packagemgr $packagemgroptions > $VROOTDIR/$vserver$packagesfile"
+ $VSERVER $vserver exec $packagemgr $packagemgroptions > $VROOTDIR/$vserver$packagesfile || fatal "can not save $packagemgr info to $packagesfile"
+ set +o noglob
+ fi
+ # is $debconfgetselections available inside $vserver ?
+ if [ ! -x "$VROOTDIR/$vserver`$VSERVER $vserver exec which $debconfgetselections`" ]; then
+ warning "can't find $debconfgetselections in vserver $vserver, skipping package selection states."
+ else
+ debug "$VSERVER $vserver exec $debconfgetselections > $VROOTDIR/$vserver$selectionsfile"
+ $VSERVER $vserver exec $debconfgetselections > $VROOTDIR/$vserver$selectionsfile || fatal "can not save $debconfgetselections info to $selectionsfile"
fi
- # don't expand * since it can be used in $packagemgroptions
- set -o noglob
- debug "$VSERVER $vserver exec $packagemgr $packagemgroptions > $VROOTDIR/$vserver$packagesfile"
- $VSERVER $vserver exec $packagemgr $packagemgroptions > $VROOTDIR/$vserver$packagesfile || fatal "can not save $packagemgr info to $packagesfile"
- set +o noglob
done
fi
@@ -129,7 +145,12 @@ if [ "$packages" == "yes" ]; then
$packagemgr $packagemgroptions > $packagesfile || fatal "can not save $packagemgr info to $packagesfile"
set +o noglob
fi
-
+ if [ -z "$debconfgetselections" ]; then
+ warning "can't find ${debconfgetselections}, skilling package selection states."
+ else
+ debug "$debconfgetselections > $selectionsfile"
+ $debconfgetselections > $selectionsfile || fatal "can not save $debconfgetselections info to $selectionsfile"
+ fi
fi
## System report ##############################