debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied update-inetd 1.12 DebianNet module 1.12

debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied Usage: update-inetd [OPTION] MODE ARGUMENT Options: --version output version information and exit --help display this help and exit --verbose explain what is being done --debug enables debugging mode --multi allow multiple removes/disables --file FILENAME use FILENAME instead of /etc/inetd.conf --group GROUPNAME add entry to section GROUPNAME --comment-chars CHARACTERS use CHARACTERS as comment characters --pattern PATTERN use PATTERN to select a service Modes: --add ENTRY add ENTRY to /etc/inetd.conf --remove ENTRY remove ENTRY (regular expression) --enable SERVICE enable SERVICE in /etc/inetd.conf --disable SERVICE disable SERVICE in /etc/inetd.conf In order to prevent the shell from changing your ENTRY definition you have to quote the ENTRY using single or double quotes. You can use tabs (the tab character or \t) and spaces to separate the fields of the ENTRY. If you want to enable/disable more than one SERVICE you can use a comma separated list of services (no whitespace characters allowed). Note: users must use --comment-chars '#' to disable a service for that setting to survive upgrades. Package maintainer scripts should use the default --comment-chars. See update-inetd(8) for details.