package amavisd-new 1:2.10.1-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Michael Hubschman]

Nothing to add, failed to install and I get a notice on startup about this. On mid 2009 macBook.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: amavisd-new 1:2.10.1-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-35.39~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 9 00:57:50 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-07 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: amavisd-new
Title: package amavisd-new 1:2.10.1-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

From log:

Oct 09 00:57:50 michael-MacBook amavis[15464]: The value of variable $myho...n
Oct 09 00:57:50 michael-MacBook amavis[15464]: a fully qualified domain na....
Oct 09 00:57:50 michael-MacBook amavis[15464]: You must explicitly assign ...e
Oct 09 00:57:50 michael-MacBook amavis[15464]: in /etc/amavis/conf.d/05-no...s
Oct 09 00:57:50 michael-MacBook amavis[15464]: network name!

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

Hey thanks for taking the time to file a bug, however, if you take a look at the above log message you will partially see that you have not yet set the fully qualified domain name for amavis. Once you set this, the service will start correctly.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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