--- name: "reportbug.conf" section: "5" platform: "linux" package: "reportbug" version: "13.2.0" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/reportbug.conf" --- # reportbug.conf(5) The configuration file for reportbug ## NAME **reportbug.conf** - The configuration file for reportbug ## SYNOPSIS **/etc/reportbug.conf** - The configuration file for reportbug, a program designed to report bugs in the Debian distribution ## DESCRIPTION This manual page describes the layout of the **reportbug** and **querybts** configuration file and the available configuration options. The default location of the file is **/etc/reportbug.conf** and the options may be overriding in **$HOME/.reportbugrc** (which follows the same format as **reportbug.conf**). Please note that any configuration file has to be a valid UTF-8 document, and not in a different locale; this is particularly important in situations where localized characters have to be used (like for realname). ## FILE FORMAT Configuration options can be specified in the form **option-name** *option-value* True/False (boolean) options can be specified as **boolean-option** (if it's present, it's a **True**). Usually, **no-option** will disable **option** if **option** is boolean. Options can be specified in any order. ## OPTIONS The summary of possible options (in alphabetical order) is as follows: - **bts** The bug tracking system to use, see **reportbug --bts=help** for a list of currently supported BTSes. - **cc (*boolean*)** Whether the reporter should be Cc:ed on the bug report. - **check-available (*boolean*)** Whether Debian package lists should be queried for newer releases of the package. In **advanced** and **expert** mode, **https://ftp-master.debian.org/new.html** is also checked. - **compress (*boolean*)** Whether modified configuration files included in the bug report should be stripped down. - **config-files (*boolean*)** Whether modified configuration files should be included with the bug report. - **draftpath** The directory where unsubmitted reports should be saved. The default is /tmp. - **editor** The editor to use to edit the bug report. Example: **editor** *"emacs -nw"* - **email** Default **From** address of the bug email (override with environment variables, see **[reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md)**). Example: **email** *"humberto@example.com"* - **envelopefrom** Specify the Envelope From mail header (also known as Return-path); by default it's the From address but it can be selected a different one in case the MTA doesn't canonicalize local users to public addresses. This can be set to the empty string if the MTA does not allow setting the Envelope From. - **list-cc-me (*boolean*)** Send a carbon copy of the report to your automatically detected email address after a report number is assigned, like the *--list-cc-me* option. - **mbox\_reader\_cmd** Specify a command to open the bug reports mbox file. You can use **%s** to substitute the mbox file to be used, and **%%** to insert a literal percent sign. If no **%s** is specified, the mbox file name is supplied at the end of the argument list. Example: **mbox\_reader\_cmd** *"mutt -f %s"* - **header** Additional headers to add to the bug email. Like: **header** *"X-Silly-Header: I haven't edited my /etc/reportbug.conf"*\ **header** *"X-Debbugs-No-Ack: please" # to suppress acknowledgments* Note that setting additional headers may not work reliably if the bug email is passed to an external MUA for submission. - **http\_proxy** Default HTTP proxy used to query the BTS (override with environment variables, see **[reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md)**). Example: **http\_proxy** *http://proxy.example.com:3128/* - **justification** The justification in case of a Release Critical bug (severity either 'critical', 'serious' or 'grave'). Example: **justification** *"text here"* - **keyid** The GPG key to use, if different from the default one on the system. Example: **keyid** *12345678* - **maintonly** See the **--maintonly** entry in **[reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md)**. - **max\_attachment\_size** The max size any attachment can have. Example: **max\_attachment\_size** *5000000* - **mh** Use the **mh** mailer. - **mirror** The address of a BTS mirror. Example: **mirror** *http://mirror.address/* - **mode \[*novice*\|*standard*\|*advanced*\|*expert*\]** The default operating mode for **[reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md)**. - **mta** The path to the MTA used. Any SMTP server on Debian should be OK with the default: **mta** */usr/sbin/sendmail* - **mua** The mail user agent to use (the default is empty, to use an internal mailer). Example: **mua** *'mutt -H'* - **mutt** Use the **mutt** mailer. - **nmh** Use the **nmh** mailer. - **no-check-uid (*boolean*)** Disables checking whether the UIDs are outside admin range (*root* is still checked). - **no-debconf (*boolean*)** Disables adding the **debconf-show** output to the bug report. - **no-query-source (*boolean*)** Disables querying the source packages for bugs. - **offline** Disables all external queries. - **paranoid** Paranoid mode: print the whole email envelope before sending it. - **printonly** Print the report on screen, don't sent it. - **query-bts (*boolean*)** Whether the BTS should be queried for existing bug reports. - **quiet** See the **--report-quiet** entry in **[reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md)**. - **realname** The default real-name in the **From** address of the bug email (override with environment variables, see **[reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md)**). Example: **realname** *"Humberto Flores III"* - **replyto** The default **Reply-To** in the bug email (override with environment variables, see **[reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md)**. Example: **replyto** *"Humberto Flores \"* - **severity \[*critical*\|*grave*\|*serious*\|*important*\|*normal*\|*minor*\|*wishlist*\]** The default severity level of the bug reported. Setting this in the configuration file will disable prompting while running **reportbug**. - **sign \[*gpg*\|*pgp*\|*gnupg*\|*none*\]** Program used to digitally sign bug reports automatically ('none' to disable it). - **smtphost** Use an MTA different from **/usr/sbin/sendmail**. A port number other than 25 can also be specified. Example: **smtphost** *mail.example.com:2525* Use "**smtphost** *localhost*" to enable the internal MTA. - **smtppasswd** The password to use for SMTP. Example: **smtppasswd** *f10r35* - **smtpuser** The username to use for SMTP. Example: **smtpuser** *hflores* - **smtptls** Enables TLS encryption for the SMTP connection, using STARTTLS. This setting is ignored if you connect to port 465, in which case SSL/TLS will always be used. - **submit** Use *submit* as the bug submission address. - **template** Use the template mode, bypasses all prompts and the output it sent to stdout. - **timeout** The number of seconds to wait for a network resource to respond. The default is 60 seconds. Example: **timeout** *30* - **ui \[*text*\|*urwid*\|*gtk*\]** The user interface that **[querybts(1)](/querybts/1.md)** and **[reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md)** should use. - **verify** Enables automatic verification of package installation before reporting using **debsums**, if available. ## SEE ALSO [reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md), [querybts(1)](/querybts/1.md) ## AUTHOR reportbug was written by Chris Lawrence \ and it's now maintained by Sandro Tosi \. This manual page was written by Y Giridhar Appaji Nag \ for the Debian project, but may be used by others.