package exim4-config 4.69-11ubuntu4.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[GregoryHuey]

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ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jun 26 13:31:11 2011
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027.1)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: exim4-config 4.69-11ubuntu4.2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-23.75-generic
SourcePackage: exim4
Title: package exim4-config 4.69-11ubuntu4.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-23-generic x86_64

[James Page (james-page)]

Error from log:

etting up exim4-config (4.69-11ubuntu4.2) ...
/usr/sbin/dpkg-statoverride: non-existing group Debian-exim

Usage: dpkg-statoverride [<option> ...] <command>

Commands:
  --add <owner> <group> <mode> <file>
                           add a new entry into the database.
  --remove <file> remove file from the database.
  --list [<glob-pattern>] list current overrides in the database.

Options:
  --admindir <directory> set the directory with the statoverride file.
  --update immediately update file permissions.
  --force force an action even if a sanity check fails.
  --quiet quiet operation, minimal output.
  --help show this help message.
  --version show the version.
dpkg: error processing exim4-config (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-base:
 exim4-base depends on exim4-config (>= 4.30) | exim4-config-2; however:
  Package exim4-config is not configured yet.
  Package exim4-config-2 is not installed.
  Package exim4-config which provides exim4-config-2 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-base (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-daemon-light:
 exim4-daemon-light depends on exim4-base (>= 4.69); however:
  Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-daemon-light (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4:
 exim4 depends on exim4-base (>= 4.69); however:
  Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
 exim4 depends on exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavyAptOrdering:

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 802123, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.