Public bug reported:
I installed dovecot-postfix, and it failed to configure. The same error
apparently prevents it from being removed as well, so now I'm stuck with
a broken package. The error is:
newaliases: warning: valid_hostname: invalid character 40(decimal):
devserv.(null)
newaliases: fatal: file /etc/postfix/main.cf: parameter myhostname: bad
parameter value: devserv.(null)
dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):
This appears to be because my /etc/hosts file listed the FQDN as
"devserv.(null)". I have corrected the name but the dpkg scripts still
are using the broken name and failing to do anything, even remove
--purge.
** Affects: dovecot (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
I installed dovecot-postfix, and it failed to configure. The same error
- apparently prevents it from being removed as well, so now I'm stick with
+ apparently prevents it from being removed as well, so now I'm stuck with
a broken package. The error is:
newaliases: warning: valid_hostname: invalid character 40(decimal):
devserv.(null)
newaliases: fatal: file /etc/postfix/main.cf: parameter myhostname: bad
parameter value: devserv.(null)
dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):
This appears to be because my /etc/hosts file listed the FQDN as
"devserv.(null)". I have corrected the name but the dpkg scripts still
are using the broken name and failing to do anything, even remove
--purge.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/887599
Title:
unable to configure or uninstall dovecot-postfix
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