Purge and Reinstall Isn't Functioning

[grepFu]

If /etc/dovecot is removed, purge and install for dovecot cease the function.

sudo apt-get install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
dovecot-imapd is already the newest version.
dovecot-pop3d is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up dovecot-common (1:1.0.10-1ubuntu5.2) ...
Not replacing deleted config file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
Not replacing deleted config file /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf
Not replacing deleted config file /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf
chmod: cannot access `/var/run/dovecot': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing dovecot-common (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of dovecot-imapd:
 dovecot-imapd depends on dovecot-common (= 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu5.2); however:
  Package dovecot-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing dovecot-imapd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of dovecot-pop3d:
 dovecot-pop3d depends on dovecot-common (= 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu5.2); however:
  Package dovecot-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing dovecot-pop3d (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 dovecot-common
 dovecot-imapd
 dovecot-pop3d

Creates a loop style sequence where purging and installing both cause errors, the only way to fix is to create the directory, and 3 blank conf files, then you can successfully purge and install.

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

Did you purge dovecot-common as well?

Regards
chuck

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[loopodoopo (maikel-loopodoopo)]

Hello Chuck,

I know it is a long time that there was a response on this bug... But I have the same problemen. I created a new bug.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/641153

Sorry for creating a new bug, I saw this bug later than when I created one.

I hope you can help me.

[loopodoopo (maikel-loopodoopo)]

Oke, I solved my problem regarding this issue.

Tough it does not look the same as this bug. I had problems with a wrong hostname in my /etc/resolv.conf.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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