Re: Can't Setup/Configure Mailscanner / Can't Upgrade Mailscanner / Can't Uninstall Mailacanner

From: Leonard Chatagnier (lenc_at_ruralcomm.com)
Date: 01/19/05

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    Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 01:15:26 -0600
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    Robert Waldner wrote:

    >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:42:44 CST, Leonard Chatagnier writes:
    >
    >
    >>>>>I think the base problem lies in the Mailscanner configuration/setup
    >>>>>dialog. It said to edit /etc/default/mailscanner, after
    >>>>>modifying exim or sendmail to suit your needs, and this statement if
    >>>>>found in /etc/init.d/mailscanner which originall appeared
    >>>>>on the tty output of an apt-get install mailscanner:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>"Please edit the file /etc/mailscanner/mailscanner.conf according to
    >>>>>your needs. Then configure sendmail or exim for use
    >>>>>with mailscanner.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>After you are done you will have to edit /etc/default/mailscanner as
    >>>>>well(file didn't exist at the time). Then you will have to set
    >>>>>the variable run_mailscanner to 1, and then type
    >>>>>"/etc/init.d/mailscanner start" to start the mailscanner daemon."
    >>>>>
    >>>>>Now, the confusion lies in the last paragraph of the quote. Is this
    >>>>>the way to set an environmental variable?
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >
    >No, this just sets a variable in the file /etc/default/mailscanner,
    > which in turn is read (and needed) by the script /etc/init.d/mailscanner.
    >
    >
    >
    >>>>>Do I use the set
    >>>>>command?
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >
    >No.
    >
    >The problem is that the mailscanner package is not even _installed_
    > properly, otherwise the file /etc/default/mailscanner would already be
    > there and await your editing.
    >
    >I _strongly_ suggest you de-install mailscanner, `apt-get --purge \
    > remove mailscanner`, do an `apt-get update; apt-get -f install`, and
    > _only_ if that finishes without any errors whatsoever to re-install
    > mailscanner with `apt-get install mailscanner`. Then, let us know
    > about your progess ;)
    >
    >cheers,
    >&rw
    >
    >
    Robert, here are the result of the above suggestions:
    apt-get --purge \ remove mailscanner said mailscanner
    was already uninstalled. I had successfully removed it
    before. good so far.
    Did the apt-get update OK here.
    Did apt-get -f install, no errors unless "7 packages not upgraded
    would be considered and errror. I don't usually consider it so.
    Then I did the apt-get install mailscanner with the listed output
    below:
    unpacking mailscanner...
    /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst line22: db_get: command not found
    (note: this file doesn't exist. I looked)
    dpkg: error processing
    /var/cache/apt/archives/mailscanner_4.37.7-1_all.deb(--unpack)
    Sub process pre-installation script returned error exit status 127
    Errors were encountered installing mailscanner
    E. Subprocess /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1)

    I believe the above is an exact quote of the mailscanner install output.
    Hope it help to pin down the problem cus I'm at a loss to fix it.
    Ready to try anything else,

    Len Chatagnier 

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