[Bug 1358925] [NEW] root alias does not get set

[qman]

Public bug reported:

When using "dpkg-reconfigure postfix" and setting where to send root's
mail, it does not get set.

Steps to reproduce:
 - Install ubuntu 14.04
 - apt-get install postfix
 - dpkg-reconfigure postfix
 - satellite system configuration
 - default mailname
 - configured a valid smtp server on port 587
 - chose a valid internet email address for root's mail
 - defaults for everything else

Result:
Package configures successfully but there is no alias for root.

root at dedge-ns1001:/# cat /etc/aliases
# See man 5 aliases for format
postmaster:    root

Expected result:
Package configures successfully and sets root alias.

Encountered on two different servers set up the same way.

root at dedge-ns1001:/# lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release:        14.04

root at dedge-ns1001:/# apt-cache policy postfix
postfix:
  Installed: 2.11.0-1
  Candidate: 2.11.0-1
  Version table:
 *** 2.11.0-1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: postfix 2.11.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 19 16:57:30 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-15 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: postfix
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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