Latest postfix update breaks hash-based aliases.db (potentially other .db files too?)
This bug report was converted into a question: question #162327: Latest postfix update breaks hash-based aliases.db (potentially other .db files too?).
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postfix (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
OS: Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS
Package: 2.5.1-2ubuntu1.4
Errors were reported during the update:
postfix/
invoke-rc.d: initscript postfix, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postfix-ldap:
postfix-ldap depends on postfix (= 2.5.1-2ubuntu1.4); however:
Package postfix is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing postfix-ldap (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postfix-pcre:
postfix-pcre depends on postfix (= 2.5.1-2ubuntu1.4); however:
Package postfix is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing postfix-pcre (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
postfix
postfix-ldap
postfix-pcre
Whenever postfix is restarted, the following errors are shown in /var/log/mail.err:
Jun 22 09:50:04 colossus postfix/
The *original* version of the aliases.db file gives (file /etc/postfix/
/etc/
... whereas *after* the update it shows version 9.
TEMPORARY FIX: Changing the default_
https:/ /launchpadlibra rian.net/ 71523987/ postfix_ 2.5.1-2ubuntu1. 3_2.5.1- 2ubuntu1. 4.diff. gz
There's nothing in the update that could cause that. It looks like what you have is a postfix configuration problem unrelated to the package update.