Public bug reported: I get some errors when I try to install the sympa package:
pierre@ks3287859:~$ sudo aptitude install sympa The following NEW packages will be installed: sympa 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/2617 kB of archives. After unpacking 9593 kB will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously unselected package sympa. (Reading database ... 70463 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking sympa (from .../sympa_6.1.7~dfsg-2_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up sympa (6.1.7~dfsg-2) ... * Stoping Sympa mailing list manager [ OK ] /etc/sympa/sympa.conf file has been created /etc/sympa/wwsympa.conf file has been created dbconfig-common: writing config to /etc/dbconfig-common/sympa.conf Creating config file /etc/dbconfig-common/sympa.conf with new version granting access to database sympa for sympa@localhost: already exists. creating database sympa: success. verifying database sympa exists: success. populating database via sql... done. dbconfig-common: flushing administrative password apache2: installation seems OK ... apache2: installation seems OK ... * Reloading web server config apache2 [ OK ] err wwslib::load_config() Unknown parameter ldap_force_canonical_email in /etc/sympa/wwsympa.conf * Starting Sympa mailing list manager Missing files. Aborting. [ OK ] * Some daemons failed to be started: task_manager [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript sympa, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing sympa (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Errors were encountered while processing: sympa E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up sympa (6.1.7~dfsg-2) ... * Stoping Sympa mailing list manager start-stop-daemon: warning: failed to kill 28260: No such process start-stop-daemon: warning: failed to kill 28251: No such process start-stop-daemon: warning: failed to kill 28169: No such process [ OK ] * Some daemons failed to be stopped (not running?): archived bounced task_manager sympa [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript sympa, action "stop" failed. dbconfig-common: writing config to /etc/dbconfig-common/sympa.conf granting access to database sympa for sympa@localhost: already exists. creating database sympa: already exists. populating database via sql... error encountered populating database: mysql said: ERROR 1050 (42S01) at line 1: Table 'user_table' already exists dbconfig-common: sympa configure: ignoring errors from here forwards done. dbconfig-common: flushing administrative password apache2: installation seems OK ... apache2: installation seems OK ... * Reloading web server config apache2 [ OK ] err wwslib::load_config() Unknown parameter ldap_force_canonical_email in /etc/sympa/wwsympa.conf * Starting Sympa mailing list manager Missing files. Aborting. [ OK ] * Some daemons failed to be started: task_manager [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript sympa, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing sympa (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: sympa ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: sympa 6.1.7~dfsg-2 Uname: Linux 3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64 x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jun 27 00:18:35 2013 MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/sh TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SourcePackage: sympa UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: sympa (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1195044 Title: Can't install sympa To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sympa/+bug/1195044/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs