[Bug 685501] Re: package fetchmail 6.3.18-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 6

[Kees Cook]

As far as I can see, this is only a problem if fetchmail has been
misconfigured to have START_DAEMON=yes in /etc/default/fetchmail, but no
/etc/fetchmailrc created. This doesn't seem like a packaging bug to me:

if [ ! "x$START_DAEMON" = "xyes" -a ! "$1" = "status" ]; then
	echo "Edit /etc/default/fetchmail to start/stop fetchmail"
	exit 0
fi


** Changed in: fetchmail (Ubuntu)
   Importance: High => Wishlist

** Changed in: fetchmail (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Opinion

** Changed in: fetchmail (Ubuntu)
       Status: Opinion => Incomplete

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: fetchmail
  
  This failure occurs when package is upgraded, but doesn't occur when
  freshly installed.
  
- UPDATE: This fails for every user who doesn't have /etc/fetchmailrc in
- place.
+ UPDATE: This fails for every user who has configured fetchmail to start
+ but doesn't have /etc/fetchmailrc in place.
  
- WORKAROUND: Run sudo touch /etc/fetchmailrc
+ SOLUTION: set START_DAEMON=no in /etc/default/fetchmail
  
  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: fetchmail 6.3.18-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
  Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Dec  5 16:08:29 2010
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 6
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  SourcePackage: fetchmail
  Title: package fetchmail 6.3.18-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 6

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Title:
  package fetchmail 6.3.18-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 6

Status in “fetchmail” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: fetchmail

This failure occurs when package is upgraded, but doesn't occur when freshly installed.

UPDATE: This fails for every user who has configured fetchmail to start but doesn't have /etc/fetchmailrc in place.

SOLUTION: set START_DAEMON=no in /etc/default/fetchmail

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: fetchmail 6.3.18-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec  5 16:08:29 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 6
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: fetchmail
Title: package fetchmail 6.3.18-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 6