package spamassassin 3.4.4-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed spamassassin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127

[Andy Wylde]

Just trying to upgrade from fully patch 18.04 to 20.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: spamassassin 3.4.4-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-99.100-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-99-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Tue May 5 19:21:34 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:spamassassin:3.4.4-1ubuntu1
 Installing new version of config file /etc/spamassassin/v342.pre ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/spamassassin.postinst: 35: /etc/default/spamassassin: loadplugin: not found
 dpkg: error processing package spamassassin (--configure):
  installed spamassassin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: installed spamassassin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2
SourcePackage: spamassassin
Title: package spamassassin 3.4.4-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed spamassassin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-06 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.default.spamassassin: 2019-02-16T21:21:30.685825
mtime.conffile..etc.spamassassin.local.cf: 2019-06-29T17:23:41.491092

[Paride Legovini (paride)]

Hi Andy,

for some reason this line:

loadplugin Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Razor2

ended up in your /etc/default/spamassassin file, but it doesn't belong to it. Remove the line and you'll see it will work -- or at least not fail in the same way :)

As I'm pretty sure this is a local configuration problem I'm marking this report as Invalid. You are encouraged to change its status back to New or file a new bug report should you not agree with my conclusion.

[Andy Wylde (andywylde)]

Your diagnosis is correct. I have no idea how that got in there but thank you. The matter is resolved.