apt-get produces the error; exim: failed to find uid for user name "Debian-exim". Exim is an MTA or mail transport agent. Do not suggest I use Postfix please.

[Wade Smart]

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On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Nate Homier <purplenate26 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ubuntu 16.10, up to date.
>
> To fix error I tried the Ubuntu Forum thread adapted to Exim4,
> https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2309546
>
> Then I started a thread, https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2342692
>
> Then I filed a bug report here,
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1648934
> The bug report title is wrong and should say; exim: failed to find uid for
> user name "Debian-exim"
>
> I had installed Exim4 and had a problem that required a reinstall.
> Reinstalling gives error.
>
> The main part of the error message is;
> exim: failed to find uid for user name "Debian-exim"
> Invalid new configfile /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp, not
> installing
> /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp to
> /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated
> dpkg: error processing package exim4-config (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> I really like Exim4 and do not like Postfix, so please do not suggest
> Postfix.  What should I do at this point.


So - asking the obvious - you have a user Debian-exim and exim
knows that is the user, right?