Bug#226786: marked as done (exim4-base: "Debian-exim" user stuff fails when MailScanner ornon-standard spooldir is used)
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From: Paul Slootman <paul@debian.org>
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Subject: exim4-base: "Debian-exim" user stuff fails when MailScanner ornon-standard
spooldir is used
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Perhaps the postinst should query exim for its config, esp. the
spooldir, as I still use /var/spool/exim for exim4. After upgrading, I
was no longer able to receive any email.
At the least, check that /var/spool/exim4 exists, and fail if it
doesn't.
What's the point of this "Debian-exim" anyway? I can't find _any_
reasoning / explanation in the changelog.
It also breaks interoperability with MailScanner, as after manually
fixing the ownerships of my spooldirs, I now get errors from
MailScanner:
Jan 8 12:59:07 wurtel MailScanner[29564]: Cannot cd to dir /var/spool/exim.in/input to read messages, Permission denied
I had to change the run as definition for MailScanner by hand, I had no
warning. Another drawback of the "Debian-exim" thing instead of plain
"mail".
And this isn't very helpful, in NEWS.Debian.gz:
- Hack: make Debian-exim a group with gid=8, i.e. an alias for
the mail group, _before_ you make the upgrade. (groupadd -o -g 8
Debian-exim)
You can only read this AFTER upgrading.
I suggest that this change should be preceded by a big fat debconf
warning, before proceeding with the upgrade.
It's almost enough to drive one to postfix...
Paul Slootman,
not happy
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux wurtel 2.4.22 #1 Mon Sep 8 19:54:25 CEST 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages exim4-base depends on:
ii adduser 3.51 Add and remove users and groups
ii cron 3.0pl1-81 management of regular background p
ii debconf 1.4.3 Debian configuration management sy
ii exim4-config [exim4-config- 4.30-3 Debian configuration for exim4
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libdb3 3.2.9-19 Berkeley v3 Database Libraries [ru
ii netbase 4.15 Basic TCP/IP networking system
-- debconf information excluded
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux wurtel 2.4.22 #1 Mon Sep 8 19:54:25 CEST 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages exim4-base depends on:
ii adduser 3.51 Add and remove users and groups
ii cron 3.0pl1-81 management of regular background p
ii debconf 1.4.3 Debian configuration management sy
ii exim4-config [exim4-config- 4.30-3 Debian configuration for exim4
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libdb3 3.2.9-19 Berkeley v3 Database Libraries [ru
ii netbase 4.15 Basic TCP/IP networking system
-- debconf information excluded
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From: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
To: 226786-done@bugs.debian.org
Cc: Mike <debian@good-with-numbers.com>
Subject: Re: Bug#226786: "Debian-exim" user change breaks customizations
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> Please submit a patch that solves your problem. Andreas will then
> decide whether to take it.
No Patch yet. Closing the bug. Please re-open if you find appropriate.
Greetings
Marc
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