Re: Can't Setup/Configure Mailscanner / Can't Upgrade Mailscanner / Can't Uninstall Mailacanner
Robert Waldner wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:42:44 CST, Leonard Chatagnier writes:
I think the base problem lies in the Mailscanner configuration/setup
dialog. It said to edit /etc/default/mailscanner, after
modifying exim or sendmail to suit your needs, and this statement if
found in /etc/init.d/mailscanner which originall appeared
on the tty output of an apt-get install mailscanner:
"Please edit the file /etc/mailscanner/mailscanner.conf according to
your needs. Then configure sendmail or exim for use
with mailscanner.
After you are done you will have to edit /etc/default/mailscanner as
well(file didn't exist at the time). Then you will have to set
the variable run_mailscanner to 1, and then type
"/etc/init.d/mailscanner start" to start the mailscanner daemon."
Now, the confusion lies in the last paragraph of the quote. Is this
the way to set an environmental variable?
No, this just sets a variable in the file /etc/default/mailscanner,
which in turn is read (and needed) by the script /etc/init.d/mailscanner.
Do I use the set
command?
No.
The problem is that the mailscanner package is not even _installed_
properly, otherwise the file /etc/default/mailscanner would already be
there and await your editing.
I _strongly_ suggest you de-install mailscanner, `apt-get --purge \
remove mailscanner`, do an `apt-get update; apt-get -f install`, and
_only_ if that finishes without any errors whatsoever to re-install
mailscanner with `apt-get install mailscanner`. Then, let us know
about your progess ;)
cheers,
&rw
Robert, here are the result of the above suggestions:
apt-get --purge \ remove mailscanner said mailscanner
was already uninstalled. I had successfully removed it
before. good so far.
Did the apt-get update OK here.
Did apt-get -f install, no errors unless "7 packages not upgraded
would be considered and errror. I don't usually consider it so.
Then I did the apt-get install mailscanner with the listed output
below:
unpacking mailscanner...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst line22: db_get: command not found
(note: this file doesn't exist. I looked)
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/mailscanner_4.37.7-1_all.deb(--unpack)
Sub process pre-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered installing mailscanner
E. Subprocess /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1)
I believe the above is an exact quote of the mailscanner install output.
Hope it help to pin down the problem cus I'm at a loss to fix it.
Ready to try anything else,
Len Chatagnier
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