Bug#276589: installing exim4-config in a pbuilder chroot fails weirdly

[martin f krafft]

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Package: exim4-config
Version: 4.34-6
Severity: normal

In a pbuilder sid system:

Setting up exim4-config (4.34-6) ...
2004-10-14 22:14:08 Exim configuration error in line 285 of /var/lib/exim4/=
config.autogenerated.tmp:
  user mail was not found
2004-10-14 22:14:08 Exim configuration error in line 285 of /var/lib/exim4/=
config.autogenerated.tmp:
  user mail was not found
2004-10-14 22:14:08 Exim configuration error in line 285 of /var/lib/exim4/=
config.autogenerated.tmp:
  user mail was not found
exim: could not open panic log - aborting: see message(s) above
Invalid new configfile /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp
not installing /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp to=20
/var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated
dpkg: error processing exim4-config (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

But:

# getent passwd mail
mail:*:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/bin/sh

(as expected.)

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (98, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-cirrus
Locale: LANG=3Den_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=3Den_GB.UTF-8

Versions of packages exim4-config depends on:
ii  adduser                     3.59         Add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]       1.4.38       Debian configuration managemen=
t sy
ii  passwd                      1:4.0.3-30.1 Change and administer password=
 and

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