Bug#1072568: exim4-config: Installation process of package exim4-config stop on error in post installation script. It complains about a error in config file. It reasons it by user mail not found.

[Marc Haber]

On Tue, Jun 04, 2024 at 02:51:45PM +0200, m.alfaeko at gmail.com wrote:
> During the postintallation script the apt report that theres a error in
> config file /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp on line 681. Next message
> is that the "user mail was not found". Which result in exit status 1 of dpkg in config phase.

The user mail should be present on ALL debian systems, by virtue of the
package base-passwd which is an essential package.

How did your user mail get removed?

Greetings
Marc


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