The original error message from the reporter makes me think that this is some kind of init system problem, rather than a bug in spamassassin packaging. The problem could be a bug, or it could be a local misconfiguration.
I don't think there's any progress that can be made on this bug without finding steps to reproduce it. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html to understand what I mean. So I'm marking this bug as Incomplete for now. If you can find steps to reproduce it, please post them here and change the bug status back to New. ** Changed in: spamassassin (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to spamassassin in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1400669 Title: package spamassassin 3.4.0-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/spamassassin/+bug/1400669/+subscriptions -- 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