invalid myhostname parameter allowed during configuration
Bug #625023 reported by
Cordeyo Juarez
This bug affects 6 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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postfix (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: postfix
Unbunto 10.04.1 LTS
Fail on auto install from updates icon
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: postfix 2.7.0-1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Aug 24 16:25:44 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 75
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427.1)
SourcePackage: postfix
Title: package postfix 2.7.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 75
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Hi Cordeyo, thanks for taking the time to file this bug report and work with us to make Ubuntu better!
I believe you have an invalid value int he 'myhostname' field in main.cf:
From DpkgTerminalLog.gz:
newaliases: warning: valid_hostname: misplaced delimiter: xubuntu. hsd1.ga. comcast. net. main.cf: parameter myhostname: bad parameter value: xubuntu. hsd1.ga. comcast. net.
newaliases: fatal: file /etc/postfix/
dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 75
There is a trailing period on the value. Please try modifying that value (you may need to change it in /etc/mailname) and then running this in a terminal:
sudo apt-get -f install
To finish configuring your system.
I do believe that the validation that postfix's configuration system has should have stopped this from getting to this point.
Marking as Triaged, and changing summary to indicate that configuration validation needs to be evaluated and enhanced so that users are informed of any formatting problems at the time that they enter data. Importance is Wishlist.