[Bug 646858] [NEW] dovecot-postfix and upstart incompatibility

[Yan Grunenberger]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: dovecot-postfix

Dovecot on Maverick is now using upstart to launch dovecot. When
dovecot-postfix is installed, the dovecot must have some component as
root (for SASL authentification purpose, in order to write to postfix
chroot). Problem is, the system can start dovecot on boot, but any
attempt into using restart dovecot will result in a hang of upstart.
CTRL+C can cancel it, but then dovecot is in a strange state, with half
the processus presents in memory. This is not the correct behavior, as
we except a smooth restart of such an important service of the mail
(especially if SASL authentification of postfix is involved).

As a workaround, I replace the symlink to upstart by the old init.d original script from ubuntu 10.04.1. 
I try to figure out a clean solution, but apparently this is inherent to upstart and explains why some package, such as apache, did not go on the upstart train already.

** Affects: dovecot (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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dovecot-postfix and upstart incompatibility
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/646858
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