yeap i did install and reinstall it. when i uninstalled the second time, i 'apt-get remove postfix' and then i manually deleted /etc/postfix directory. then i reinstalled it 'apt-get install postfix', gave no error but when it tried to start, it failed.
so i followed your directions (apt-get --purge remove postfix) and reinstalled it and it's working fine now. i guess when it failed ealier it was because of missing /etc/postfix? i was hoping that when i reinstalled it would recreate the whole directory but it didn't in my case? On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Imre Gergely <gi...@narancs.net> wrote: > I'm not sure what you were trying to do exactly. As far as I can tell > for the dkpg logs, you removed postfix twice, then you reinstalled it, > and at the last reinstall it wouldn't start. Did you change anything in > /etc/postfix ? Is that directory even there? Did you remove the > directory after uninstalling the postfix package? > > Try moving the directory /etc/postfix, like mv /etc/postfix > /etc/postfix.backup, then purging the postfix packages with 'apt-get > --purge remove postfix', then reinstalling it. See if you get this same > error again. > > Maybe try to describe what you were trying to do, what commands did you > run. Would be helpful. > > -- > package postfix 2.5.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess > post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340404 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “postfix” source package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: postfix > > $ lsb_release -rd > Description: Ubuntu 8.10 > Release: 8.10 > > $ apt-cache policy postfix > postfix: > Installed: 2.5.5-1 > Candidate: 2.5.5-1 > Version table: > *** 2.5.5-1 0 > 500 http://mirror.oscc.org.my intrepid/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > should be able to start the service after installation but this error came > out instead: > $ sudo /etc/init.d/postfix start > * Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix > postfix: fatal: /etc/postfix/postfix-script: No such file or directory > > ProblemType: Package > Architecture: i386 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 > ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit > status 1 > Package: postfix 2.5.5-1 > SourcePackage: postfix > Title: package postfix 2.5.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess > post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686 > -- package postfix 2.5.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340404 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
