Package: postfix Version: 2.2.2-1 Severity: important ** Install Postfix and additional Postfix programs for the first time, at ** the same time, on a new Sarge rc3 box (i386).
rcc:~# apt-get -t unstable install postfix postfix-pcre postfix-mysql postfix-ldap ** Note: I chose "No Configuration" <--snip--> Setting up postfix (2.2.2-1) ... Adding group `postfix' (104)... Done. Adding system user `postfix'... Adding new user `postfix' (103) with group `postfix'. Not creating home directory. Creating /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Adding tcp map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Adding group `postdrop' (105)... Done. Postfix was not set up. Start with cp /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.debian /etc/postfix/main.cf . If you need to make changes, edit /etc/postfix/main.cf (and others) as needed. To view Postfix configuration values, see postconf(1). After modifying main.cf, be sure to run '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'. Running newaliases postconf: fatal: open /etc/postfix/main.cf: No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `main.cf': No such file or directory dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postfix-ldap: postfix-ldap depends on postfix; however: Package postfix is not configured yet. postfix-ldap depends on postfix (= 2.2.2-1); however: Package postfix is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing postfix-ldap (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postfix-mysql: postfix-mysql depends on postfix; however: Package postfix is not configured yet. postfix-mysql depends on postfix (= 2.2.2-1); however: Package postfix is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing postfix-mysql (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postfix-pcre: postfix-pcre depends on postfix; however: Package postfix is not configured yet. postfix-pcre depends on postfix (= 2.2.2-1); however: Package postfix is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing postfix-pcre (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: postfix postfix-ldap postfix-mysql postfix-pcre E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) rcc:~# ** If I create /etc/postfix/main.cf prior to installation, I do ** not get these errors. Even a zero byte main.cf will prevent the ** errors: rcc:~# apt-get --purge remove postfix postfix-pcre postfix-mysql postfix-ldap rcc:~# mkdir /etc/postfix rcc:~# touch /etc/postfix/main.cf rcc:~# apt-get -t unstable install postfix postfix-pcre postfix-mysql postfix-ldap at mailx <--snip--> Setting up postfix (2.2.2-1) ... Adding group `postfix' (104)... Done. Adding system user `postfix'... Adding new user `postfix' (103) with group `postfix'. Not creating home directory. Creating /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Adding tcp map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Adding group `postdrop' (105)... Done. Postfix configuration was untouched. If you need to make changes, edit /etc/postfix/main.cf (and others) as needed. To view Postfix configuration values, see postconf(1). After modifying main.cf, be sure to run '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'. Running newaliases postalias: warning: inet_protocols: IPv6 support is disabled: Address family not supported by protocol postalias: warning: inet_protocols: configuring for IPv4 support only Starting mail transport agent: Postfixpostsuper: warning: inet_protocols: IPv6 support is disabled: Address family not supported by protocol postsuper: warning: inet_protocols: configuring for IPv4 support only . Setting up at (3.1.8-11) ... Starting deferred execution scheduler: atd. Setting up mailx (8.1.2-0.20040524cvs-4) ... Setting up postfix-ldap (2.2.2-1) ... Adding ldap map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-mysql (2.2.2-1) ... Adding mysql map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-pcre (2.2.2-1) ... Adding pcre map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf rcc:~# Gary Verchick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
