Re: Postfix upgrade b0rked
* Ilya Martynov (m_ilya@agava.com) spake thusly:
>
> DM> dpkg: error processing
> DM> /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_0.0.20010502.SNAPSHOT-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
> DM> subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> DM> Errors were encountered while processing:
> DM> /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_0.0.20010502.SNAPSHOT-2_i386.deb
> DM> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> DM> Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover:
> DM> Press return to continue.
>
> DM> This happens if select "no configuration", too. I'd be happier if the
> DM> script's failover mode was to actually install the package and leave
> DM> /etc/postfix/main.cf.dpkg-new for me to look at.
>
> DM> Dima
>
> See
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=98116&repeatmerged=yes
>
> for description of workaround.
Thanks. On my box newaliases ran just fine from the install script:
After modifying main.cf, be sure to run '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'.
Running newaliases
Starting mail transport agent: PostfixMay 24 11:41:37 odyssey
postfix/postfix-script: warning: creating missing Postfix flush directory
May 24 11:41:37 odyssey postfix/postfix-script: warning: adding missing entry
for flush service to master.cf
Dima
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