Package: postgresql-8.1 Version: 8.1.3-4 Severity: normal
Upgrading from postgresql-8.1 8.1.3-3 to 8.1.3-4 stops the server daemon: ,----[ desired case ]---- | Stopping PostgreSQL 8.1 database server: main. | Unpacking replacement postgresql-8.1 ... `---- If the server is not running, stopping the server fails, subsequently causing the entire package installation to fail. ,----[ error case ]---- | Preparing to replace postgresql-8.1 8.1.3-3 (using .../postgresql-8.1_8.1.3-4_i386.deb) ... | Stopping PostgreSQL 8.1 database server: maininvoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.1, action "stop" failed. | dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 | dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... | Stopping PostgreSQL 8.1 database server: maininvoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.1, action "stop" failed. | dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-8.1_8.1.3-4_i386.deb (--unpack): | subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 | Starting PostgreSQL 8.1 database server: main. `---- Obviously, in case of a running daemon, it is a good idea to shut it down before an upgrade. However, if it hadn't been running in the first place, failing to stop it should not be an error preventing the package upgrade. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (250, 'unstable'), (100, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages postgresql-8.1 depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcomerr2 1.38+1.39-WIP-2005.12.31-1 common error description library ii libkrb53 1.4.3-6 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries ii libpam0g 0.79-3.1 Pluggable Authentication Modules l ii libpq4 8.1.3-4 PostgreSQL C client library ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8a-8 SSL shared libraries ii postgresql-cl 8.1.3-4 front-end programs for PostgreSQL ii postgresql-co 49 manager for PostgreSQL database cl postgresql-8.1 recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]