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