[Bug 512646] Re: Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user
It seems the NIS was also adding a postfix user, and these conflicted. It seems to have been a problem between me and my network. Sorry about that. -- Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to postfix in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 512646] Re: Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user
I have the same error caused by installing mutt, though I have a slightly different terminal output. sudo apt-get install postfix Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done postfix is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up postfix (2.6.5-3) ... id: cannot find name for group ID 32321 usermod: user 'postfix' does not exist in /etc/passwd dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6 Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Errors were encountered while processing: postfix E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to postfix in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 512646] Re: Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user
Additionally when I try and execute the commands given in post 2 I get contradictory error messages. adduser --system --no-create-home --disabled-password --ingroup postfix postfix The user `postfix' already exists. Exiting. usermod -g postfix postfix usermod: user 'postfix' does not exist in /etc/passwd So thats confusing me a little. -- Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to postfix in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 512646] Re: Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user
I manually added the line to /etc/passwd and it worked. No idea why adduser wasn't doing that though. -- Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to postfix in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
Re: [Bug 512646] Re: Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 08:21:07PM -, Adam Pocock wrote: I manually added the line to /etc/passwd and it worked. No idea why adduser wasn't doing that though. Do you have any other sources for NSS data in /etc/nssswitch.conf? If you remove the line from /etc/passwd, and type id postfix, what do you get? Cheers, -- Eric Gerlach, Network Administrator Federation of Students University of Waterloo p: (519) 888-4567 x36329 e: egerl...@feds.uwaterloo.ca -- Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to postfix in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 512646] Re: Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user
It is, but only in my environment. I have a postfix user on my domain (winbind), and that was interfering with the creation of the local user. When it tried to assign the user to the postfix group, it failed, because it can't modify AD users. Solution was to disable winbind, add postfix user, and enable winbind. I'm not sure if you want to call this a bug in general, my feeling is no, as this instance was PEBKAC. Go ahead and resolve, sorry for the spam. Cheers, Eric -- Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to postfix in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
