[Bug 431218] Re: package sympa 5.4.7-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Steve Beattie]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: sympa
  
  Installed pkg with synaptic. Picked mysql, in the install setup window,
  entered my mysql password and used the same password for sympa. It
  folded like a house of cards. I'd SURE like to install this package
  successfully. I'm running i386 karmic kubuntu.  Ric
  
  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Sep 17 03:21:15 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: sympa 5.4.7-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-10.34-generic
  SourcePackage: sympa
  Title: package sympa 5.4.7-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic i686
+ 
+ Relevant portion of the dpkg output:
+   Adding system user: sympa.
+ 
+   /etc/sympa/sympa.conf file has been created
+ 
+   /etc/sympa/wwsympa.conf file has been created
+ 
+   chown: cannot access `/var/run/sympa': No such file or directory
+ 
+   dpkg: error processing sympa (--configure):
+ 
+    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
+ status 1

** Changed in: sympa (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: sympa (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #539015
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539015

** Also affects: sympa (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539015
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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package sympa 5.4.7-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431218
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