[Bug 434709] Re: package psad 2.1.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: psad
  
  Setting up psad (2.1.5-1) ...
- 
  
  Description:	Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
  Release:	9.10
  
  when i try to install psad i get:
  
  Starting Port Scan Attack Detector: psad [*] Could not find mail, edit /etc/psad/psad.conf at /usr/sbin/psad line 9566.
-  * Unable to start the daemon.
+  * Unable to start the daemon.
  invoke-rc.d: initscript psad, action "start" failed.
  dpkg: error processing psad (--configure):
-  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
  Setting up psad (2.1.5-1) ...
  Starting Port Scan Attack Detector: psad [*] Could not find mail, edit /etc/psad/psad.conf at /usr/sbin/psad line 9566.
-  * Unable to start the daemon.
+  * Unable to start the daemon.
  invoke-rc.d: initscript psad, action "start" failed.
  dpkg: error processing psad (--configure):
-  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
-  psad
+  psad
  
  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Sep 22 17:25:51 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Package: psad 2.1.5-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-10.34-generic
  SourcePackage: psad
  Title: package psad 2.1.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic i686
+ 
+ DESCRIPTION:
+ psad failed to install on Karmic with error
+ 
+ Setting up psad (2.1.5-1) ...
+ Starting Port Scan Attack Detector: psad [*] Could not find mail, edit /etc/psad/psad.conf at /usr/sbin/psad line 9566.
+ 
+ when the 'mail' command is missing.
+ 
+ TEST CASE:
+ remove any of the bsd-mailx | mailx | mailutils package on the system then run
+ # apt-get install psad
+ [...]
+ Setting up psad (2.1.5-1) ...
+ 
+ Starting Port Scan Attack Detector: psad [*] Could not find mail, edit
+ /etc/psad/psad.conf at /usr/sbin/psad line 9566.
+ 
+  * Unable to start the daemon.
+ 
+ invoke-rc.d: initscript psad, action "start" failed.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing psad (--configure):
+ 
+  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
+ status 1
+ 
+ WORKAROUND : 
+ Install any of the package bsd-mailx | mailx | mailutils 
+ 
+ FIX :
+ Fixed in Debian and Lucid.

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package psad 2.1.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/434709
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