Public bug reported:
Just did the do-release-upgrade and this one popped up. I only have done
one other in the fleet and it was a test machine. It went fine.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
Package: exim4-config 4.99.1-1ubuntu1.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-146.146-generic 6.8.12
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-146-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.34.1-0ubuntu0.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: none
CloudName: none
CloudPlatform: none
CloudSubPlatform: config
Date: Mon Oct 12 18:48:10 2026
ErrorMessage: old exim4-config package postinst maintainer script subprocess
failed with exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-04-12 (913 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 22.04.4 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20240216.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.14, Python 3.14.4, python3-minimal,
3.14.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.23.7ubuntu1
apt 3.2.0
SourcePackage: exim4
Title: package exim4-config 4.99.1-1ubuntu1.5 failed to install/upgrade: old
exim4-config package postinst maintainer script subprocess failed with exit
status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to resolute on 2026-10-12 (0 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.auth.30_exim4-config_examples: [modified]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30_exim4-config_remote_smtp_smarthost:
[modified]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.passwd.client: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.auth.30_exim4-config_examples:
2026-01-29T18:42:34.171404
mtime.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30_exim4-config_remote_smtp_smarthost:
2026-01-29T19:20:24.544242
mtime.conffile..etc.exim4.passwd.client: 2026-01-29T17:33:13.000474
** Affects: exim4 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-package resolute
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package exim4-config 4.99.1-1ubuntu1.5 failed to install/upgrade: old
exim4-config package postinst maintainer script subprocess failed with
exit status 1
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