package inn2 2.5.0-1ubuntu not installed failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[sirtao]

Binary package hint: inn2

ubuntu 9.10
2.5.0-1ubuntu

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jan 23 02:10:09 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: inn2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: inn2
Title: package inn2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686

[Mitch Towner (kermiac)]

I can confirm this on an up-to-date stock standard install of Karmic.

Setting up inn2 (2.5.0-1ubuntu1) ...
innconfval: hostname does not resolve or domain not set in inn.conf
dpkg: error processing inn2 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up bsd-mailx (8.1.2-0.20081101cvs-2ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/bsd-mailx to provide /usr/bin/mailx (mailx) in auto mode.
Setting up mailx (1:20081101-2ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 inn2
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 16:20:31 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

[Niall Creech (sevenmachines-deactivatedaccount)]

confirmed on lucid inn2/lucid uptodate 2.5.1-1

[Niall Creech (sevenmachines-deactivatedaccount)]

problem is that hostname needs to be a FQDN for inn2 postinst to work. if its a local name like mycomputer then inn2 will fail with the error. whereas if hostname is set to something like mycomputer.org, then inn2 will configure fine.

[Niall Creech (sevenmachines-deactivatedaccount)]

could also fix by specifying the domain: parameter in /etc/news/inn.conf either to the hostname, FQDN or not. Is this wise though? Or should the install really just fail
I suppose in post install you could check first for
$ /usr/lib/news/bin/innconfval -C
innconfval: hostname does not resolve or domain not set in inn.conf

and if so then get hostname --fqdn and add this as the domain: parameter. This would allow installation without failure but would mean that inn.conf could contain
domain: SomeLocalName

Is that a reasonable thing to do though?

[Niall Creech (sevenmachines-deactivatedaccount)]

Or prompt the user to set domainname instead of just failing

[Niall Creech (sevenmachines-deactivatedaccount)]

i've mentioned it to debian and their happy to have the postinst abort in this case rather than add any additional checks. should this be a won't fix then?

[Jay (jfjanssen)]

Hi,

Thanks for getting back to me on this. Sadly, on busy with an international
move at the moment and cannot be of any help wiothout my machines...

Thank you for your attention, though!

J.

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 17:25, SevenMachines <email address hidden>wrote:

> i've mentioned it to debian and their happy to have the postinst abort
> in this case rather than add any additional checks. should this be a
> won't fix then?
>
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> package inn2 2.5.0-1ubuntu not installed failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/511437
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