Re: Ill advised blundering = nasty mess
Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> writes:
>> So, can anyone recommend some method to get past this, and get the
>> pkgs fully installed and configured?
>>
>
> I imagine that, while configuring sendmail, dpkg tries to stop the
> sendmail process by invoking the init script. The init script isn't
> there, so it thinks it can't proceed.
>
> Try making a quick file that just returns true and then re-install the
> package (apt-get install --reinstall sendmail-bin).
Someone on ubuntu list clued me to the --purge command for apt-get and
that has allowed me to fully uninstall all the various sendmail
related packages and start over.... I've now got it working... Thanks
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