init script doesn't support tmpfs /var/run and /var/lock

[Lapo Calamandrei]

The init script doesn't starts mailscanner with tmpfs mounted /var/run and /var/lock so mailscanner does not get started.

Actual behaviour:
when mailscanner is installed (the postinst scripts created the revelant directories in /var) it works correctly, on the first reboot it stops working.

Expected behaviour:
to starts correctly across reboots.

[Lapo Calamandrei (calamandrei)]

Init script which correctly creates needed directories

[Lapo Calamandrei (calamandrei)]

only slight modifications

[Jérémie Corbier (jcorbier)]

Fix uploaded to edgy.

[Jérémie Corbier (jcorbier)]

mailscanner (4.51.5-1ubuntu1) edgy; urgency=low

  * debian/init.d: check_dir tries to create the missing directories and to
    set the correct rights instead of failing (Closes: Malone #39987).

 -- Jeremie Corbier <email address hidden> Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:54:08 +0200

[Lapo Calamandrei (calamandrei)]

could this fix be backported to dapper as well, actually mailscanner as it is in dapper is non functional.

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

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