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Bug#272911: apt-get upgrade gives problems with debian sarge and package

Subject: Bug#272911: apt-get upgrade gives problems with debian sarge and package dovecot-common 0.99.11-3
From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas"
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:18:56 -0400 EDT
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, JanBüren wrote:

> Package: dovecot-common (0.99.11-3)
> After upgrading i got this error message:
> I said i would like to keep my configuration (no pop service), and the
> restart failed:
>
>
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> Setting up dovecot-imapd (0.99.11-3) ...
> Starting mail server: dovecotFatal: Unknown protocol
> invoke-rc.d: initscript dovecot, action "start" failed.
> dpkg: error processing dovecot-imapd (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 89
> Setting up dovecot-pop3d (0.99.11-3) ...
> Starting mail server: dovecotFatal: Unknown protocol
> invoke-rc.d: initscript dovecot, action "start" failed.
> dpkg: error processing dovecot-pop3d (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 89
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of dovecot:
>  dovecot depends on dovecot-imapd; however:
>   Package dovecot-imapd is not configured yet.
>  dovecot depends on dovecot-pop3d; however:
>   Package dovecot-pop3d is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing dovecot (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  dovecot-imapd
>  dovecot-pop3d
>  dovecot
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
> I checked my /etc/dovecot.conf and removed the imap, pop and pops services.
> After that it started normally.
> Maybe it has something to do with timeout -> socket binds or so?

I don't think so.  It is saying that it couldn't read the protocols line.
Is there a chance you made a typo there or introduced a stray character?
Which version were you upgrading from?

Unfortunately I've been unable to reproduce this.

-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar@xxxxxxxxxx>
La Salle Debain - http://www.braincells.com/debian/

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