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package amavisd-new-postfix 1:2.6.5-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #804961 reported by Gregory Paul Randall
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amavisd-new (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

previously was ok but had issues with avast after a update and so uninstalled avast and also this program as it was originally installed when previously attempting to install avg anti-virus, then i installed avast which did not install a start menu item , and when i attempted to reinstall subject program hoping the avast start menu item would appear it indicated incomplete installation etc
I am a Linux newbie
thank you for any assistance

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: amavisd-new-postfix 1:2.6.5-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 gdebi-core: Install
 gdebi: Install
 amavisd-new-postfix: Configure
 gdebi-core: Configure
 gdebi: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jul 3 10:45:21 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: amavisd-new
Title: package amavisd-new-postfix 1:2.6.5-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Gregory Paul Randall (trax888) wrote :
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James Page (james-page) wrote :

Error from log:

Stopping amavisd: (not running).
Starting amavisd: head: cannot open `/etc/mailname' for reading: No such file or directory
  The value of variable $myhostname is "gregory-desktop", but should have been
  a fully qualified domain name; perhaps uname(3) did not provide such.
  You must explicitly assign a FQDN of this host to variable $myhostname
  in /etc/amavis/conf.d/05-node_id, or fix what uname(3) provides as a host's
  network name!
(failed).
invoke-rc.d: initscript amavis, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing amavisd-new-postfix (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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James Page (james-page) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

You need to configure your system with a fully qualified domain name - the error message give some advice and you can find a bit more information in https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amavisd-new/+question/163475

As this is not really a bug marking as 'Invalid' - if you need more help ask through the linked question.

Thanks

Changed in amavisd-new (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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