[Bug 829374] Re: package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1 failed toinstall/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation scriptreturned error exit status 75

[Neale John Boulden]

Hi Erik,

sorry for delay and thanks for you help.  Yes the installation worked after 
I took your advice.

Once again, many thanks


Neale

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From: "Erik Simmesgård" <829374 at bugs.launchpad.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 7:13 PM
To: <neale.boulden at virgin.net>
Subject: [Bug 829374] Re: package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1 failed 
toinstall/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation scriptreturned 
error exit status 75

> Did it help you to get postfix installed/upgraded? If not, please add
> any extra details that might come (Like were you trying to upgrade from
> an earlier version/distro release?) along with your fiddling and we'll
> try to help - of course :-)
>
> Cheers!
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> Title:
>  package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
>  installed post-installation script returned error exit status 75
>
> Status in “postfix� package in Ubuntu:
>  Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>  Running newaliases
>  newaliases: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: setgid_group =
>  dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):
>   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 
> 75
>  Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
>  ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
>  Errors were encountered while processing:
>   postfix
>  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>  ProblemType: Package
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>  Package: postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686
>  AptOrdering:
>   postfix: Install
>   postfix: Configure
>  Architecture: i386
>  Date: Fri Aug 19 13:08:36 2011
>  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned 
> error exit status 75
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 
> (20110427.1)
>  SourcePackage: postfix
>  Title: package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: 
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 
> 75
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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Title:
  package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed post-installation script returned error exit status 75

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