package exim4-config 4.76-3ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Mike Doherty]

This is like #1041980, but occurs because the upgrade detects a missing configuration template. Touching the missing file allows the upgrade to proceed to completion. The pre-install script should handle this better - in particular because I haven't done anything to modify the exim configuration since installation. This version of the package should be able to handle what the last version of the package put on my system.

$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up exim4-config (4.76-3ubuntu3.1) ...
Error: Unsplit config selected and /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template missing ... exiting
dpkg: error processing exim4-config (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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 (>= 4.76); however:
  Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-daemon-light (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                   Errors were encountered while processing:
 exim4-config
 exim4-base
 exim4-daemon-light
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[100]
mike@charron:~
$ sudo touch /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template

[0]
mike@charron:~
$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
[master 0a8ce8b] saving uncommitted changes in /etc prior to apt run
 Author: mike <mike@charron>
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 exim4/exim4.conf.template
Setting up exim4-config (4.76-3ubuntu3.1) ...
Setting up exim4-base (4.76-3ubuntu3.1) ...
Setting up exim4-daemon-light (4.76-3ubuntu3.1) ...
 * Starting MTA [ OK ]

[0]

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: exim4-config 4.76-3ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 27 10:16:25 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up exim4-config (4.76-3ubuntu3.1) ...
 Error: Unsplit config selected and /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template missing ... exiting
 dpkg: error processing exim4-config (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110720.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: exim4
Title: package exim4-config 4.76-3ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (182 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.acl.00.exim4.config.header: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.acl.20.exim4.config.local.deny.exceptions: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.acl.30.exim4.config.check.mail: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.acl.30.exim4.config.check.rcpt: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.acl.40.exim4.config.check.data: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.auth.00.exim4.config.header: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.auth.30.exim4.config.examples: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.main.01.exim4.config.listmacrosdefs: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.main.02.exim4.config.options: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.main.03.exim4.config.tlsoptions: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.main.90.exim4.config.log.selector: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.retry.00.exim4.config.header: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.retry.30.exim4.config: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.rewrite.00.exim4.config.header: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.rewrite.31.exim4.config.rewriting: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.00.exim4.config.header: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.100.exim4.config.domain.literal: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.150.exim4.config.hubbed.hosts: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.200.exim4.config.primary: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.300.exim4.config.real.local: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.400.exim4.config.system.aliases: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.500.exim4.config.hubuser: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.600.exim4.config.userforward: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.700.exim4.config.procmail: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.800.exim4.config.maildrop: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.850.exim4.config.lowuid: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.900.exim4.config.local.user: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.router.mmm.mail4root: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.00.exim4.config.header: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.10.exim4.config.transport.macros: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30.exim4.config.address.file: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30.exim4.config.address.pipe: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30.exim4.config.address.reply: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30.exim4.config.mail.spool: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30.exim4.config.maildir.home: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30.exim4.config.maildrop.pipe: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30.exim4.config.procmail.pipe: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30.exim4.config.remote.smtp: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.30.exim4.config.remote.smtp.smarthost: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.conf.d.transport.35.exim4.config.address.directory: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.exim4.conf.template: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.exim4.passwd.client: [deleted]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.