Running aptitude upgrade returns the following error:
Errors were encountered while processing:
exim4-config
exim4-base
exim4-daemon-light
exim4
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover:
Setting up exim4-config (4.50-2) ...
2005-03-01 22:04:51 Exim configuration error in line 83 of /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp:
main option "local_scan_path" unknown
Invalid new configfile /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp
not installing /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp to
/var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated
dpkg: error processing exim4-config (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-base:
exim4-base depends on exim4-config (>= 4.30) | exim4-config-2; however:
Package exim4-config is not configured yet.
Package exim4-config-2 is not installed.
Package exim4-config which provides exim4-config-2 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-base (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-daemon-light:
exim4-daemon-light depends on exim4-base (>= 4.50); however:
Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-daemon-light (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4:
exim4 depends on exim4-base (>= 4.50); however:
Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
exim4 depends on exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy | exim4-daemon-custom; however:
Package exim4-daemon-light is not configured yet.
Package exim4-daemon-heavy is not installed.
Package exim4-daemon-custom is not installed.
dpkg: error processing exim4 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
exim4-config
exim4-base
exim4-daemon-light
exim4
-- Package-specific info:
Exim version 4.50 #1 built 27-Feb-2005 16:51:47
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2004
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.2.52: (December 3, 2003)
Support for: iconv() IPv6 GnuTLS
Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch cdb dbm dbmnz dsearch nis nis0 passwd
Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore autoreply lmtp pipe smtp
Fixed never_users: 0
# /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf
#
# Edit this file and /etc/mailname by hand and execute update-exim4.conf
# yourself or use 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'
#
# comments will be lost.
dc_eximconfig_configtype='smarthost'
#dc_eximconfig_configtype='none'
dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1'
dc_other_hostnames='wheelhouse'
dc_readhost=''
dc_relay_domains=''
dc_relay_nets=''
#dc_smarthost='smtp.pacific.net.au bydns'
dc_smarthost='smtp.nsw.exemail.com.au bydns'
dc_minimaldns='false'
CFILEMODE='644'
Message-Id: <email address hidden>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 22:20:09 +1100
From: Jonathan Wheelhouse <email address hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <email address hidden>
Subject: exim4: main option "local_scan_path" unknown; Invalid new configfile
Package: exim4
Version: 4.50-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
Running aptitude upgrade returns the following error:
Errors were encountered while processing: exim4/config. autogenerated. tmp: exim4/config. autogenerated. tmp exim4/config. autogenerated. tmp to exim4/config. autogenerated custom; however:
exim4-config
exim4-base
exim4-daemon-light
exim4
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover:
Setting up exim4-config (4.50-2) ...
2005-03-01 22:04:51 Exim configuration error in line 83 of /var/lib/
main option "local_scan_path" unknown
Invalid new configfile /var/lib/
not installing /var/lib/
/var/lib/
dpkg: error processing exim4-config (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-base:
exim4-base depends on exim4-config (>= 4.30) | exim4-config-2; however:
Package exim4-config is not configured yet.
Package exim4-config-2 is not installed.
Package exim4-config which provides exim4-config-2 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-base (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-daemon-light:
exim4-daemon-light depends on exim4-base (>= 4.50); however:
Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-daemon-light (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4:
exim4 depends on exim4-base (>= 4.50); however:
Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
exim4 depends on exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy | exim4-daemon-
Package exim4-daemon-light is not configured yet.
Package exim4-daemon-heavy is not installed.
Package exim4-daemon-custom is not installed.
dpkg: error processing exim4 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
exim4-config
exim4-base
exim4-daemon-light
exim4
-- Package-specific info: maildir/ mailstore autoreply lmtp pipe smtp update- exim4.conf. conf configtype= 'smarthost' configtype= 'none' interfaces= '127.0. 0.1' hostnames= 'wheelhouse' 'smtp.pacific. net.au bydns' 'smtp.nsw. exemail. com.au bydns' 'false'
Exim version 4.50 #1 built 27-Feb-2005 16:51:47
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2004
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.2.52: (December 3, 2003)
Support for: iconv() IPv6 GnuTLS
Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch cdb dbm dbmnz dsearch nis nis0 passwd
Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/
Fixed never_users: 0
# /etc/exim4/
#
# Edit this file and /etc/mailname by hand and execute update-exim4.conf
# yourself or use 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'
#
# comments will be lost.
dc_eximconfig_
#dc_eximconfig_
dc_local_
dc_other_
dc_readhost=''
dc_relay_domains=''
dc_relay_nets=''
#dc_smarthost=
dc_smarthost=
dc_minimaldns=
CFILEMODE='644'
dc_use_ split_config= 'true' mailname= 'false' in_oh=' true'
dc_hide_
dc_mailname_
mailname:wheelhouse
-- System Information: ISO-8859- 1)
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.10
Locale: LANG=en_AU, LC_CTYPE=en_AU (charmap=
Versions of packages exim4 depends on:
pn exim4-base Not found.
pn exim4-daemon-light | exim4-da Not found.
-- no debconf information