dpkg can't purge init script

Sorry for cross-posting, I posted to the wrong list first. I can't purge a package : curitiba_POTATO:/# dpkg --purge superviser-server (Reading database ... 9401 files and directories currently installed.) Removing superviser-server ... Stopping superviser-server: dpkg: error processing supervise

dpkg can't purge init script

Sorry for cross-posting, I posted to the wrong list first. I can't purge a package : curitiba_POTATO:/# dpkg --purge superviser-server (Reading database ... 9401 files and directories currently installed.) Removing superviser-server ... Stopping superviser-server: dpkg: error processing supervis

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 09:24:02PM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > Sorry for cross-posting, I posted to the wrong list first. > > I can't purge a package : > > curitiba_POTATO:/# dpkg --purge superviser-server > (Reading database ... 9401 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 10:28:42PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: > > curitiba_POTATO:/# dpkg --purge superviser-server ... > > curitiba_POTATO:/# ls -l /etc/init.d/superviser-server ... > > # Automatically added by dh_installinit > > /etc/init.d/superviser-server stop ... > Yes actually, it should

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 10:22:51AM +1200, Michael Beattie wrote: > > Yes actually, it should be guarded with a -e: > > if [ -e "/etc/init.d/superviser-ircd" ]; then > > /etc/init.d/superviser-ircd stop > > fi > > dancer on the mind asuffield? :> Yes, actually, I shamelessly pasted an example

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 10:28:42PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: > Yes actually, it should be guarded with a -e: > if [ -e "/etc/init.d/superviser-ircd" ]; then > /etc/init.d/superviser-ircd stop > fi Should better be a -x, not -e. But that's a small point. Julian -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 12:05:01AM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 07:44:29PM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > > I can't purge a package : > > > > curitiba_POTATO:/# dpkg --purge superviser-server > > (Reading database ... 9401 files and directories currently installed.) >

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 10:28:42PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 09:24:02PM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > > Sorry for cross-posting, I posted to the wrong list first. > > > > I can't purge a package : > > [...] > Clearly the thing that is returning 1 lies in the

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 11:35:56AM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > > > *) > > > echo "prerm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2 > > > exit 0 > > > > This should probably be "exit 1". > > Well, my script is the exact copy of the skeleton found in > /usr/share/debhelper/

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:35:11AM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > > That's the only thing it could be. Your init.d script is failing and > > returning 1. It is bugged, fix it. Hint: --oknodo parameter to > > start-stop-daemon (look it up). > > OK, --oknodo did the trick. Thanks. > > I don't

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 09:24:02PM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > Sorry for cross-posting, I posted to the wrong list first. > > I can't purge a package : > > curitiba_POTATO:/# dpkg --purge superviser-server > (Reading database ... 9401 files and directories currently installed.) > Removin

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 10:28:42PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: > > curitiba_POTATO:/# dpkg --purge superviser-server ... > > curitiba_POTATO:/# ls -l /etc/init.d/superviser-server ... > > # Automatically added by dh_installinit > > /etc/init.d/superviser-server stop ... > Yes actually, it shoul

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 10:22:51AM +1200, Michael Beattie wrote: > > Yes actually, it should be guarded with a -e: > > if [ -e "/etc/init.d/superviser-ircd" ]; then > > /etc/init.d/superviser-ircd stop > > fi > > dancer on the mind asuffield? :> Yes, actually, I shamelessly pasted an example

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 10:28:42PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: > Yes actually, it should be guarded with a -e: > if [ -e "/etc/init.d/superviser-ircd" ]; then > /etc/init.d/superviser-ircd stop > fi Should better be a -x, not -e. But that's a small point. Julian -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 12:05:01AM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 07:44:29PM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > > I can't purge a package : > > > > curitiba_POTATO:/# dpkg --purge superviser-server > > (Reading database ... 9401 files and directories currently installed.)

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 10:28:42PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 09:24:02PM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > > Sorry for cross-posting, I posted to the wrong list first. > > > > I can't purge a package : > > [...] > Clearly the thing that is returning 1 lies in th

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 11:35:56AM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > > > *) > > > echo "prerm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2 > > > exit 0 > > > > This should probably be "exit 1". > > Well, my script is the exact copy of the skeleton found in > /usr/share/debhelper

Re: dpkg can't purge init script

On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:35:11AM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > > That's the only thing it could be. Your init.d script is failing and > > returning 1. It is bugged, fix it. Hint: --oknodo parameter to > > start-stop-daemon (look it up). > > OK, --oknodo did the trick. Thanks. > > I don't