Just adding another voice to this thread. I had the same problem during
the upgrade. The failure for sendmail-bin to properly configure caused
the sensible-mta, dovecot-core and inn2 packages to all fail to properly
update due to dependency problems. Thanks to Mirko above, who suggested
a solution. Stopping the sendmail service and running "apt install -f"
allowed the configuration to complete.
In case it is any help, here are the relevant log messages:
Messages from /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log:
ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'sendmail-bin': 'installed sendmail-bin
package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2'
2019-07-07 22:44:50,515 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() sendmail-bin:
installed sendmail-bin package post-installation script subprocess
returned error exit status 2
2019-07-07 22:44:50,528 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'sendmail-bin':
'installed sendmail-bin package post-installation script subprocess
returned error exit status 2'
2019-07-07 22:47:47,560 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'sendmail':
'dependency problems - leaving unconfigured'
2019-07-07 22:47:47,561 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() sendmail:
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
2019-07-07 22:47:47,561 DEBUG dpkg error because of dependency problems,
not reporting against sendmail
2019-07-07 22:47:47,561 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'sendmail':
'dependency problems - leaving unconfigured'
2019-07-07 22:47:47,758 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'sensible-mda':
'dependency problems - leaving unconfigured'
2019-07-07 22:47:47,758 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() sensible-mda:
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
2019-07-07 22:47:47,759 DEBUG dpkg error because of dependency problems,
not reporting against sensible-mda
2019-07-07 22:47:47,759 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'sensible-mda':
'dependency problems - leaving unconfigured'
2019-07-07 22:47:48,269 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'inn2':
'dependency problems - leaving unconfigured'
2019-07-07 22:47:48,270 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() inn2:
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
2019-07-07 22:47:48,270 DEBUG dpkg error because of dependency problems,
not reporting against inn2
2019-07-07 22:47:48,270 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'inn2':
'dependency problems - leaving unconfigured'
2019-07-07 22:47:52,116 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'dovecot-core':
'triggers looping, abandoned'
2019-07-07 22:47:52,116 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() dovecot-core:
triggers looping, abandoned
2019-07-07 22:47:52,132 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'dovecot-core':
'triggers looping, abandoned'
2019-07-07 22:51:47,341 ERROR Exception during pm.DoInstall()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-nggm0iiu/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeView.py",
line 220, in run res = pm.do_install(self.writefd)
apt_pkg.Error: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
2019-07-07 22:51:47,369 ERROR SystemError from cache.commit():
installArchives() failed
2019-07-07 22:51:47,370 ERROR found exception: 'E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg
returned an error code (1)'
2019-07-07 22:55:43,205 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript:
'./xorg_fix_proprietary.py'
2019-07-07 22:55:43,218 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript
./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to execute child
process “./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or directory) (8))
Messages from /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-term.log:
Setting up sendmail-bin (8.15.2-12) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/sendmail ...
update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative
/usr/lib/sm.bin/sendmail because link group sendmail-mta is broken
Saving old /etc/mail/sendmail.cf as /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.old ...
start-stop-daemon: matching only on non-root pidfile
/var/run/sendmail/mta/sendmail.pid is insecure
dpkg: error processing package sendmail-bin (--configure):
installed sendmail-bin package post-installation script subprocess
returned error exit status 2
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package sendmail-bin 8.15.2-12 failed to install/upgrade: installed
sendmail-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned
error exit status 2
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