[Bug 512646] Re: Could not install postfix - expects postfix user to exist

[Thierry Carrez]

In the logs:
Setting up postfix (2.6.5-3) ...
Adding group `postfix' (GID 122) ...
Done.
usermod: user 'postfix' does not exist in /etc/passwd
dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6

Strange, as there doesn't seem to be much room for failure in:
chown postfix private 2>/dev/null || adduser --system --home ${CHROOT} --no-create-home --disabled-password --ingroup postfix postfix
usermod -g postfix postfix

Is this reproducible ?

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

** Changed in: postfix (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Summary changed:

- Could not install postfix - expects postfix user to exist
+ Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user

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Could not install postfix - postinst failed to properly create postfix user
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512646
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