Hi, Here is what I saw during the last upgrade...
/etc/passwd: Debian-exim:x:102:102::/var/spool/exim4:/bin/false [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps aux|grep exim 102 26817 0.0 0.1 5348 1000 ? Ss Nov04 0:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m bsass 2312 0.0 0.0 1640 472 pts/5 R+ 21:16 0:00 grep exim [dselect, apt access method] Preparing to replace exim4-config 4.63-9 (using .../exim4-config_4.63-10_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement exim4-config ... Preparing to replace exim4-base 4.63-9 (using .../exim4-base_4.63-10_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement exim4-base ... Preparing to replace exim4-daemon-light 4.63-9 (using .../exim4-daemon-light_4.63-10_i386.deb) ... Stopping MTA:No /usr/sbin/exim4 found running; none killed. exim4_listener. Unpacking replacement exim4-daemon-light ... Preparing to replace exim4 4.63-9 (using .../archives/exim4_4.63-10_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement exim4 ... <...> Setting up exim4-config (4.63-10) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/exim4/conf.d/router/400_exim4-config_system_aliases ... Installing new version of config file /etc/exim4/conf.d/auth/30_exim4-config_examples ... Installing new version of config file /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template ... <...> Setting up exim4-base (4.63-10) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/cron.daily/exim4-base ... <...> Setting up exim4-daemon-light (4.63-10) ... Starting MTA: exim4. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps aux|grep exim 102 26817 0.0 0.1 5348 1000 ? Ss Nov04 0:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m root 4999 0.0 0.1 5348 880 ? Ss 21:31 0:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m bsass 6354 0.0 0.0 1636 508 pts/5 R+ 21:35 0:00 grep exim [dselect, apt access method] Setting up exim4 (4.63-10) ... /var/log/exim4/mainlog: 2006-11-05 21:05:02 Start queue run: pid=2041 2006-11-05 21:05:02 End queue run: pid=2041 2006-11-05 21:31:21 IPv6 socket creation failed: Address family not supported by protocol 2006-11-05 21:31:21 Failed to create IPv6 socket for wildcard listening (Address family not supported by protocol): will use IPv4 2006-11-05 21:31:21 socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use: waiting 30s before trying again (9 more tries) <...> 2006-11-05 21:34:51 socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use: waiting 30s before trying again (2 more tries) 2006-11-05 21:35:02 Start queue run: pid=6349 2006-11-05 21:35:02 End queue run: pid=6349 2006-11-05 21:35:21 socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use: waiting 30s before trying again (1 more try) 2006-11-05 21:35:51 socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use: daemon abandoned [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps aux|grep exim 102 26817 0.0 0.1 5348 1000 ? Ss Nov04 0:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m # ls -l /var/run drwxr-x--- 2 Debian-exim Debian-exim 48 Nov 5 21:22 exim4 /var/run/exim4 started and finished empty, but I got distracted when both daemons were running and forgot to check. The exim4 process owned by user 102 was manually started via "/etc/init.d/exim4" last night after a "killall" executed after the two reinstall failures mentioned previously. HTH - Bruce -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]