[18:27] <ProfMac_> I have a preseed script that mostly works with Trusty (14.04.5).  I also have an install/syslog.  Do people put these on pastebin, github, or where?
[18:40] <CarlFK> ProfMac_: we keep ours under version control, so it is already 'there' https://github.com/CarlFK/video-stack-deploy/blob/usbstick/scripts/d-i/xenial/preseed_video.cfg
[18:40] <CarlFK> log files.. i use paste.ubuntu.com
[18:44] <ProfMac_> Thanks CarlFK
[18:49] <ProfMac_> "I think the output from diagnostic scripts should be idempotent operators." he said with no visible context.
[19:29] <ProfMac_> I can't get early_command or late_command to work with my preseed file.  I pushed my project to https://github.com/a-mcintosh/Trusty-preseed.git and the most relevant files are 001-createVM-14.04.5.sh, preseed/preseed.iounote-1, and syslog
[19:39] <CarlFK> logger -i "Aubrey 1"
[19:39] <CarlFK> what happens ?
[19:41] <ProfMac_> No evidence in the log.  When I open a terminal during the install and issue the command, the message does show up in the log.
[19:42] <ProfMac_> I just did a quick "grep Aubrey syslog"
[19:42] <CarlFK> grep for early
[19:44] <CarlFK> add this to your append:  DEBCONF_DEBUG=5
[19:48] <ProfMac_> is that in addition to DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer
[19:48] <CarlFK> hmm, never seen that before
[19:49] <CarlFK> not sure what that does.  http://hands.com/d-i/ says 5
[19:50] <ProfMac_> ok.  I read lots of stuff post Google.  I am wearily skeptical of much of it.  Here is a sighting in the wild:  https://mraw.org/blog/2012/12/23/d-i_hacking_recipe_3/
[19:52] <ProfMac_> Oh, and I view the distinction between Ubuntu & Debian as a possible cause of disagreement with the documentation.
[20:01] <ProfMac_> should there be a "late_command" equivalent to this --> /lib/partman/init.d/01early_command
[20:04] <CarlFK> guessing 5 and devel are the same.  anyway, you should see "early"
[20:04] <CarlFK> I am wondering if you are really using the preseed file you think you are
[20:44] <ProfMac_> It's pretty trivial to change the username or a partition name & check with the new system for a matchup.
[21:19] <CarlFK> well, you should see "early" in the log
[21:42] <cjwatson> I made DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer be an alias for DEBCONF_DEBUG=5 back in 2006.  The latter only works in the installer, whereas the former works in both the installer and the installed system.
[21:43] <cjwatson> It's not a difference between Debian and Ubuntu.