Thanks for the update. I am not sure when this service broke. I normally check boot-messages once in a while and only when there seems to be a problem. I found the issue with sasl when I was looking for some other process log.
I will try and reinstall and reconfigure as suggested. And I will also update this report accordingly. Thanks again for your time. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cyrus-sasl2 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1636689 Title: package sasl2-bin 2.1.26.dfsg1-14build1 [modified: usr/bin/sasl- sample-client usr/sbin/sasl-sample-server] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Status in cyrus-sasl2 package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: First of all, I am not sure if this is a bug. This page opened when I tried to report using Apport. The following is the message that appears during boot: "Saslauthd service always exits with status 2." The following is the output of "systemctl status saslauthd.service": ● saslauthd.service - LSB: saslauthd startup script Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/saslauthd; bad; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2016-10-26 09:13:49 IST; 2min 45s ago Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) Process: 26683 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/saslauthd start (code=exited, status=2) Oct 26 09:13:49 kumaran-desktop systemd[1]: Starting LSB: saslauthd startup script... Oct 26 09:13:49 kumaran-desktop systemd[26683]: saslauthd.service: Executing: /etc/init.d/saslauthd start Oct 26 09:13:49 kumaran-desktop saslauthd[26683]: /etc/init.d/saslauthd: 67: /etc/default/saslauthd: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string Oct 26 09:13:49 kumaran-desktop systemd[1]: saslauthd.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=2 Oct 26 09:13:49 kumaran-desktop systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: saslauthd startup script. Oct 26 09:13:49 kumaran-desktop systemd[1]: saslauthd.service: Unit entered failed state. Oct 26 09:13:49 kumaran-desktop systemd[1]: saslauthd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. The following troubleshooting steps are tried: 1) Removed and purged sasl2-bin & resinstalled 2) Tried restarting the service using terminal after system boot 3) Performed the steps in the following link once again from start to finish: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Postfix I am using postfix and sasl not on a server but on a desktop mainly for internal mail transfers and for cron job facilitation purposes. I am new to Ubuntu and *nix operating systems. I am learning by trial and error. This service was running OK before. I am running Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Desktop on my system. Thanks, Kumaran A ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: sasl2-bin 2.1.26.dfsg1-14build1 [modified: usr/bin/sasl-sample-client usr/sbin/sasl-sample-server] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-43.63-generic 4.4.21 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-43-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: kpatch_livepatch_Ubuntu_4_4_0_43_63_generic_13 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 AptOrdering: sasl2-bin: Install sasl2-bin: Configure NULL: ConfigurePending Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Oct 26 09:13:42 2016 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1 SourcePackage: cyrus-sasl2 Title: package sasl2-bin 2.1.26.dfsg1-14build1 [modified: usr/bin/sasl-sample-client usr/sbin/sasl-sample-server] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.default.saslauthd: 2016-09-14T08:04:22.466595 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cyrus-sasl2/+bug/1636689/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
