package postfix 2.5.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| postfix (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: postfix
tasksel: aptitude failed (100)
I tried installing a mail server using the tasksel feature. I had previously installed the mail server in ubuntu version 8.04. Then I un-installed it because I was having trouble with my configurations. Then I upgraded to ubuntu 8.10 and tried the postfix/dovecot installation again from tasksel.
Prior to installing, I manually deleted some of the postfix directories under /etc and elsewhere in an effort to get a "clean" configuration. Apparently this is not something I should have done as I suspect those missing directories are part of the reason I couldn't get a clean install.
I'll try to clean up my installation. But I'm not sure why apt should fail if some directories are missing for an installation.
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: postfix 2.5.5-1
SourcePackage: postfix
Title: package postfix 2.5.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-14-server i686
| tallthom (tallthom) wrote | #1 |
| Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in postfix (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| tallthom (tallthom) wrote | #3 |
| Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in postfix (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
Relevant error:
After modifying main.cf, be sure to run '/etc/init.
Running newaliases
* Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix [2426G
[2420G[ OK ]
* Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix [2426G postfix: fatal: /etc/postfix/
[2420G[
invoke-rc.d: initscript postfix, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
I was wondering if you were still having this problem.
Regards
chuck