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[James Page <666028@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

+ IMPACT: Due to a incorrectly specified debconf parameter introduced to
+ fix bug 658227, some installations of slapd/openldap will fail with the
+ error message detailed below.
+ 
+ FIX: Correct the typo in the slapd.templates file to specify the
+ slapd/move_old_database parameter as boolean (instead of booleam).
+ 
+ PATCH: See proposed linked branch
+ 
+ TEST CASE:
+ Install slapd on a clean maverick installation
+ Configure and load data (using example from server guide).
+ Remove and purge slapd package
+ Re-install slapd (fails with error message detailed below).
+ 
+ REGRESSION POTENTIAL: Bearing in mind the heritage of this bug the following test cases should be tested once in -proposed:
+ Clean installation
+ Test Case (as detailed above)
+ Upgrade from Lucid->Maverick.
+ 
+ ORIGINAL BUG REPORT:
+ 
  Hi,
  
  when I try to install "slapd", I've this :
  
  root@stephane-macbook:~# apt-get install slapd
  Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree       
+ Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  Suggested packages:
-   ldap-utils
+   ldap-utils
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
-   slapd
+   slapd
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 57 not upgraded.
  Need to get 0B/1514kB of archives.
  After this operation, 4047kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Preconfiguring packages ...
  Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 5.
  (Reading database ... 480491 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking slapd (from .../slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb) ...
  Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 5.
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
-  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
+  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Errors were encountered while processing:
-  /var/cache/apt/archives/slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb
+  /var/cache/apt/archives/slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  root@stephane-macbook:~#
  
  I'm on Ubuntu 10.10

** Changed in: openldap (Ubuntu)
   Importance: High => Medium

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apt-get install slapd => Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam"
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