http://mentors.debian.net/package/resiprocate I got a lintian warning postinst-does-not-load-confmodule so I added a line to source the module: #!/bin/sh . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule set -e into my repro.postinst file Now, the postinst hangs and doesn't return to the prompt: # dpkg -i repro_1.8.0~pre5-1_amd64.deb Selecting previously unselected package repro. (Reading database ... 196677 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking repro (from repro_1.8.0~pre5-1_amd64.deb) ... Setting up repro (1.8.0~pre5-1) ... Adding group `repro' (GID 125) ... Done. Adding system user `repro' (UID 116) ... Adding new user `repro' (UID 116) with group `repro' ... Not creating home directory `/var/lib/repro'. Starting SIP proxy: repro. ^Cdpkg: error processing repro (--install): subprocess installed post-installation script was interrupted Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while processing: repro If I look at the process table while it is hung: 11451 pts/1 S+ 0:00 dpkg -i repro_1.8.0~pre5-1_amd64.deb 11461 pts/1 S+ 0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/repro.postinst configure 11467 pts/1 Z+ 0:00 [repro.postinst] <defunct> 11509 pts/1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/sbin/repro /etc/repro/repro.config --Daemonize=true --LoggingType=syslog --PidFile=/var/run/re 11524 pts/3 R+ 0:00 ps ax and the repro process is definitely active (I can see log activity, it is all normal) If I don't source debconf confmodule, there is no freeze -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4fbbb639.6080...@pocock.com.au