[ERROR] Setting up courier-imap-ssl

c0nsur · 09-29-2007, 09:34 AM

How can i fix this?

Code:

 apt-get install courier-imap-ssl
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
courier-imap-ssl is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.

Setting up courier-imap-ssl (4.1.1.20060828-5) ...
ERR: config file missing

invoke-rc.d: initscript courier-imap-ssl, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing courier-imap-ssl (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 courier-imap-ssl
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

dpkg --purge | remove doesn't work either

Thanks for helping.
Luke.

emi_ramo · 09-30-2007, 09:18 AM

Try with

Code:

dpkg --force --purge courier-imap-ssl

c0nsur · 10-01-2007, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emi_ramo

Try with

Code:

dpkg --force --purge courier-imap-ssl

Nope its always giving the same error

emi_ramo · 10-01-2007, 07:51 AM

Hi consur,
It seems that dpkg is not finding some files it needs and, due to this, it doesn't finishes the remove/install process. Try creating dummy configuration files, like

Code:

touch /etc/courier/imapd-ssl /etc/courier/imapd.cnf /etc/courier/imapd.pem /etc/init.d/courier-imap-ssl

c0nsur · 10-01-2007, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emi_ramo

Hi consur,
It seems that dpkg is not finding some files it needs and, due to this, it doesn't finishes the remove/install process. Try creating dummy configuration files, like

Code:

touch /etc/courier/imapd-ssl /etc/courier/imapd.cnf /etc/courier/imapd.pem /etc/init.d/courier-imap-ssl

sorry i should have specified, i already tried this solution...

here what it gives me:

Code:

server:# touch /etc/courier/imapd-ssl /etc/courier/imapd.cnf /etc/courier/imapd.pem

server:# [apt-get OR dpkg] remove courier-imap-ssl
(Reading database ... 27189 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing courier-imap-ssl ...
ERR: config file missing
invoke-rc.d: initscript courier-imap-ssl, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing courier-imap-ssl (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
ERR: config file missing
invoke-rc.d: initscript courier-imap-ssl, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 courier-imap-ssl

c0nsur · 10-01-2007, 08:19 AM

also, when i install anything else it gives me an error on that...

Code:

apt-get install webalizer
{truncated install output}


Errors were encountered while processing:
 courier-imap-ssl
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)