package sendmail-bin 8.15.2-13 failed to install/upgrade: installed sendmail-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

[Brian Murray]

While this looks like bug 1822866 I was installing the package version which was supposedly fixed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: sendmail-bin 8.15.2-13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.2.0-8.9-generic 5.2.0
Uname: Linux 5.2.0-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug 1 06:29:28 2019
ErrorMessage: installed sendmail-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-10 (356 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.4, python3-minimal, 3.7.3-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.16+, python-minimal, 2.7.16-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu1
 apt 1.9.1
SourcePackage: sendmail
Title: package sendmail-bin 8.15.2-13 failed to install/upgrade: installed sendmail-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-06-24 (38 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From DpkgTerminalLog.txt:

Setting up sendmail-bin (8.15.2-13) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/sendmail ...
update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/sm.bin/sendmail because link group sendmail-mta is broken
Saving old /etc/mail/sendmail.cf as /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.old ...
start-stop-daemon: matching only on non-root pidfile /var/run/sendmail/mta/sendmail.pid is insecure
dpkg: error processing package sendmail-bin (--configure):
 installed sendmail-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Maxwell Dreytser (admik)]

Worked around by stopping the sendmail service (service sendmail stop), then running apt install -f.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package sendmail - 8.15.2-17ubuntu1

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sendmail (8.15.2-17ubuntu1) focal; urgency=medium

  * d/p/glibc-2.30.patch: Import patch from openSUSE to fix FTBFS with glibc
    2.30.

 -- Logan Rosen <email address hidden> Tue, 18 Feb 2020 23:27:21 -0500