[Bug 1016558] Re: package dovecot-common 1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Clint Byrum clint at fewbar.com
Sat Jun 23 11:39:32 UTC 2012


Hello jurgster. From your logs, this is the error:

Setting up dovecot-common (1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.5) ...
Creating generic self-signed certificate:  /etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem
(replace with hand-crafted or authorized one if needed).
hostname: Name or service not known
dpkg: error processing dovecot-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

It would appear that dovecot's postinst requires that your hostname be
resolvable to an address, and that yours is not.

Please try:

ping `hostname`

If this fails then you may want to make sure that hostname is in
/etc/hosts attached to 127.0.0.1. It is expected that the host name of a
machine be resolvable at all times.

Once you have fixed the resoultion, doing 'dpkg --configure -a' should
finish configuring your updates.

** Changed in: dovecot (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package dovecot-common 1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.5 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

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