-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/07/2010 12:40 AM, Kees Cook wrote: > As far as I can see, this is only a problem if fetchmail has been > misconfigured to have START_DAEMON=yes in /etc/default/fetchmail, but no > /etc/fetchmailrc created. This doesn't seem like a packaging bug to me:
Now, that is a problem with the package. The package doesn't create an /etc/fetchmailrc but by default it has START_DAEMON=yes in /etc/default/fetchmailrc . I shall provide a patch for that soon. > > if [ ! "x$START_DAEMON" = "xyes" -a ! "$1" = "status" ]; then > echo "Edit /etc/default/fetchmail to start/stop fetchmail" > exit 0 > fi > > > ** Changed in: fetchmail (Ubuntu) > Importance: High => Wishlist > > ** Changed in: fetchmail (Ubuntu) > Status: Triaged => Opinion > > ** Changed in: fetchmail (Ubuntu) > Status: Opinion => Incomplete > > ** Description changed: > > Binary package hint: fetchmail > > This failure occurs when package is upgraded, but doesn't occur when > freshly installed. > > - UPDATE: This fails for every user who doesn't have /etc/fetchmailrc in > - place. > + UPDATE: This fails for every user who has configured fetchmail to start > + but doesn't have /etc/fetchmailrc in place. > > - WORKAROUND: Run sudo touch /etc/fetchmailrc > + SOLUTION: set START_DAEMON=no in /etc/default/fetchmail > > ProblemType: Package > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 > Package: fetchmail 6.3.18-1ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3 > Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686 > Architecture: i386 > Date: Sun Dec 5 16:08:29 2010 > ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 6 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) > SourcePackage: fetchmail > Title: package fetchmail 6.3.18-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: > subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 6 > - -- Bilal Akhtar - Ubuntu Developer, yet still 14 years old. More information about him can be found on https://edge.launchpad.net/~bilalakhtar IRC nick: bilalakhtar -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJM/irSAAoJENsMxwzgYeH21lYH/Rv2c2VksqcIajTU4GS69+MJ f1fBt+iEkRYL4Hle2GmiYkXPA2qhpCvdAMI0Jr9VHCQuN+sUp4kK6kTGrCJnuQHG jJJyxR15RPMg+7ZG/NnSsYrYZLKgH7gM/PqyH7NrX2equeM9mH1w0BcuxRlBTtCm 0ZGXskizQe2U4kmFAnnsfmYjIEogQ/hxBrxUIMyeCQuiHGchTc8O8gqqG0VYhotH isBeRo5CJ8/2V+RhE88g22hBGaQs4sF8tJYhZnGp1tkwBCSUCFxq58UQxLXf1k/5 VVB7klvZbhIUsJlTZCUrdGWwRqW+fzxVJAakQ5yHkmq6d6Xb6ScHAdk26mDZyvQ= =Nk3S -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/685501 Title: package fetchmail 6.3.18-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 6 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
