Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > Setting up dovecot-core (1:2.2.13-7) ... > > Replacing config file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf with new version > > Starting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecot. > > ...hang...never returns... > > Have you tried -8? which I uploaded earlier today? I think (hope(pray)) > that did finally fix the upgrade issue.
Sorry. The above was captured by me with -7. But during my reinstall tests just a few minutes ago it was with the -8 package. No change. The ps listings I showed were from the -8 package. Here is more fresh detail. # apt-get install --reinstall dovecot-core Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/2674 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. (Reading database ... 602023 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../dovecot-core_1%3a2.2.13-8_amd64.deb ... Stopping IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecot. Unpacking dovecot-core (1:2.2.13-8) over (1:2.2.13-8) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-3) ... Setting up dovecot-core (1:2.2.13-8) ... Starting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecot. ...hang... ...take a clock timestamp... Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:29:02 -0700 ...do other things for a few minutes... ...take a ps listing... root 23957 12921 2 22:28 pts/60 00:00:04 /usr/bin/apt-get install --reinstall dovecot-core root 24889 23957 0 22:28 pts/65 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 23 --configure dovecot-core:amd64 root 24890 24889 0 22:28 pts/65 00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/dovecot-core.postinst configure 1:2.2.13-8 root 24896 24890 0 22:28 pts/65 00:00:00 [dovecot-core.po] <defunct> ...wait a while longer... ...Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:48:41 -0700 ...it is really stuck... ...kill 24890... dpkg: error processing package dovecot-core (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated) Errors were encountered while processing: dovecot-core E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
