Bug#572154: ssmtp: fails to reinstall
tags 572154 +patch Hi Anibal, Just check statoverride database before updating it. Patch attached from Thailand Mini-DebCamp 2010 BSP: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianThailand/MiniDebCamp2010/BSP Cheers, -Andrew diff -Nru ssmtp-2.64/debian/postinst ssmtp-2.64/debian/postinst --- ssmtp-2.64/debian/postinst 2010-02-09 13:40:43.0 +0700 +++ ssmtp-2.64/debian/postinst 2010-03-14 16:03:18.0 +0700 @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ touch /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf.tmp chmod 640 /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf.tmp chown root:mail /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf.tmp + dpkg-statoverride --list /usr/sbin/ssmtp >/dev/null || \ dpkg-statoverride --update --add root mail 2755 /usr/sbin/ssmtp sed "s/^root=.*/root=$root/;s/^mailhub=.*/mailhub=$mailhub/;s/^rewriteDomain=.*/rewriteDomain=$rewritedomain/;s/^hostname=.*/hostname=$hostname/;s/^FromLineOverride=.*/FromLineOverride=$FromOverride/;s/^#FromLineOverride=.*/FromLineOverride=$FromOverride/" /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf > /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf.tmp @@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ touch /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf chmod 640 /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf chown root:mail /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf + dpkg-statoverride --list /usr/sbin/ssmtp >/dev/null || \ dpkg-statoverride --update --add root mail 2755 /usr/sbin/ssmtp exec 1>/etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf diff -Nru ssmtp-2.64/debian/postrm ssmtp-2.64/debian/postrm --- ssmtp-2.64/debian/postrm 2009-07-07 09:30:45.0 +0700 +++ ssmtp-2.64/debian/postrm 2010-03-14 16:08:03.0 +0700 @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ set -e + if test "$1" = "purge" then if test -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule @@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ then rm -f /usr/doc/ssmtp 2>/dev/null || true fi + dpkg-statoverride --list /usr/sbin/ssmtp >/dev/null && \ + dpkg-statoverride --remove /usr/sbin/ssmtp + fi # Program End
Bug#572154: ssmtp: fails to reinstall
Package: ssmtp Version: 2.64-3 Severity: serious Justification: . Hi I did apt-get --reinstall install ssmtp and it failed as follows: 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/53.9kB of archives. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 69662 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace ssmtp 2.64-3 (using .../ssmtp_2.64-3_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement ssmtp ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up ssmtp (2.64-3) ... dpkg-statoverrides: An override for '/usr/sbin/ssmtp' already exists, aborting. dpkg: error processing ssmtp (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: ssmtp E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Same issues happens with apt-get install ssmtp ; apt-get remove ssmtp ; apt-get install ssmtp /Sune -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_DK.ISO-8859-15, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.ISO-8859-15 (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
