Re: exim4 config for Lenny?

[Paul Cartwright <ale@pcartwright.com>]

On Tue May 6 2008, Chris Bannister wrote:
> > and when it was over:
> >  exim4 depends on exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy |
> > exim4-daemon-custom; however:
> >   Package exim4-daemon-light is not configured yet.
> >   Package exim4-daemon-heavy is not installed.
> >   Package exim4-daemon-custom is not installed.
> > dpkg: error processing exim4 (--configure):
> >  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> >  exim4-daemon-light
> >  exim4
>
> Install apt-listbugs, then try again. Then check the BTS
 
# apt-get install apt-listbugs
<SNIP>..
Setting up apt-listbugs (0.0.88) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 exim4-daemon-light
 exim4
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

# dpkg --configure exim4-daemon-light
Setting up exim4-daemon-light (4.69-2+b1) ...
Starting MTA:exim: incompatible command-line options or arguments
invoke-rc.d: initscript exim4, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing exim4-daemon-light (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 exim4-daemon-light
# 

then we go to BTS:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476987

looks like it is a bug..

-- 
Paul Cartwright
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