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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-02-02 15:25:59 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-02-02 15:25:59 +0000
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Document preseed/interactive parameter
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@@ -1364,13 +1364,23 @@ question, but still have the question asked. To do this the
<firstterm>seen</firstterm> flag must be reset to <quote>false</quote> after
setting the value for a question.
-</para>
-
<informalexample><screen>
d-i foo/bar string value
d-i foo/bar seen false
</screen></informalexample>
+This will of course only have effect for parameters that correspond to
+questions that are actually displayed during an installation and not for
+<quote>internal</quote> parameters.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The same effect can be achieved for <emphasis>all</emphasis> questions by
+setting the parameter <classname>preseed/interactive=true</classname> at
+the boot prompt. This can also be useful for testing or debugging your
+preconfiguration file.
+
+</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="preseed-chainload">