Control: reassign -1 exim4 On Ma, 21 sep 21, 17:57:41, Wookey wrote: > Package: exim > Severity: important > > whilst trying to install build-deps for therion in an unstable chroot > i.e > apt source therion (6.0.2ds1-3 is downloaded) > cd therion-6.0.2ds1 > sudo apt --no-install-recommends build-dep . > > I got (after downloading 887MB of stuff, (304MB, 270 packages)): > > debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed > dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: > unknown system group 'Debian-exim' in statoverride file; the system group > got removed > before the override, which is most probably a packaging bug, to recover you > can remove the override manually with dpkg-statoverride > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) > E: Failed to process build dependencies > > That's quite bad. Debian-exim is indeed mentionned in the override file. > $ cat /var/lib/statoverride: > root crontab 2755 /usr/bin/crontab > root Debian-exim 640 /etc/exim4/passwd.client > root messagebus 4754 /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper > > these exim* packages are installed: > $ dpkg -l | grep exim > ii exim4-base 4.94-9+b1 arm64 > support files for all Exim MTA (v4) packages > ii exim4-config 4.94-9 all > configuration for the Exim MTA (v4) > ii exim4-daemon-light 4.94-9+b1 arm64 > lightweight Exim MTA (v4) daemon > > The set of pakcages being changed is: > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer > required: > libdav1d4 libwavpack1 > Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. > The following packages will be REMOVED: > libavresample4 > The following NEW packages will be installed: > ca-certificates-java catch2 default-jdk default-jdk-headless default-jre > default-jre-headless default-libmysqlclient-dev > faketime fonts-urw-base35 gcc-11-base gdal-data gfortran-10 ghostscript > ibverbs-providers imagemagick imagemagick-6-common > imagemagick-6.q16 java-common libaom-dev libarmadillo-dev libarmadillo10 > libarpack2 libarpack2-dev libavcodec-dev > libavformat-dev libavutil-dev libblas-dev libboost-dev libboost1.74-dev > libbrotli-dev libcfitsio-dev libcfitsio9 libdap-dev > libdap27 libdapclient6v5 libdapserver7v5 libdav1d-dev libdav1d5 libde265-0 > libde265-dev libdeflate-dev libdeflate0 > libegl-dev libeigen3-dev libevdev2 libevent-core-2.1-7 libevent-dev > libevent-extra-2.1-7 libevent-openssl-2.1-7 > libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 libfabric1 libfaketime libfmt-dev libfmt7 > libfontconfig-dev libfontconfig1-dev libfreetype-dev > libfreetype6-dev libfreexl-dev libfreexl1 libfyba-dev libfyba0 libgdal-dev > libgdal29 libgeos-3.9.1 libgeos-c1v5 libgeos-dev > libgeotiff-dev libgeotiff5 libgfortran-10-dev libgif-dev libgif7 libgl-dev > libgl1-mesa-dev libgl2ps-dev libgl2ps1.4 > libgles-dev libgles1 libgles2 libglew-dev libglew2.1 libglu1-mesa > libglu1-mesa-dev libglvnd-core-dev libglvnd-dev > libglx-dev libgs9 libgs9-common libgudev-1.0-0 libhdf4-0-alt > libhdf4-alt-dev libhdf5-mpi-dev libhdf5-openmpi-103-1 > libhdf5-openmpi-cpp-103-1 libhdf5-openmpi-dev libhdf5-openmpi-fortran-102 > libhdf5-openmpi-hl-100 libhdf5-openmpi-hl-cpp-100 > libhdf5-openmpi-hl-fortran-100 libheif-dev libheif1 libhwloc-dev > libhwloc-plugins libhwloc15 libibverbs-dev libibverbs1 > libice-dev libidn12 libijs-0.35 libinput-bin libinput10 libjbig2dec0 > libjs-jquery libjs-jquery-ui libjson-c-dev > libjsoncpp-dev libjsoncpp24 libkml-dev libkmlbase1 libkmlconvenience1 > libkmldom1 libkmlengine1 libkmlregionator1 libkmlxsd1 > libkpathsea6 liblapack-dev liblqr-1-0 liblz4-dev libmagickcore-6.q16-6 > libmagickwand-6.q16-6 libmariadb-dev > libmariadb-dev-compat libmd4c0 libminizip-dev libminizip1 libmtdev1 > libnetcdf-c++4 libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev libnl-3-200 > libnl-3-dev libnl-route-3-200 libnl-route-3-dev libnotify4 libnspr4 libnss3 > libnuma-dev libodbc1 libogdi-dev libogdi4.1 > libogg-dev libopengl-dev libopengl0 libopenjp2-7-dev libopenmpi-dev > libopenmpi3 libpaper-utils libpaper1 libpciaccess0 > libpcre16-3 libpcre2-16-0 libpcre3-dev libpcre32-3 libpcrecpp0v5 > libpcsclite1 libpmix-dev libpmix2 libpoppler-dev > libpoppler-private-dev libpoppler102 libpq-dev libpq5 libproj-dev libproj19 > libptexenc1 libpthread-stubs0-dev libqhull-dev > libqhull-r8.0 libqhull8.0 libqhullcpp8.0 libqt5core5a libqt5dbus5 > libqt5gui5 libqt5network5 libqt5widgets5 librdmacm1 > librttopo-dev librttopo1 libshp-dev libshp2 libsm-dev libspatialite-dev > libspatialite7 libsqlite3-dev libsqlite3-tcl > libsrt1.4-gnutls libsuperlu-dev libsuperlu5 libswresample-dev > libswscale-dev libsynctex2 libtbb-dev libtbb2 libtcl8.6 > libteckit0 libtexlua53 libtheora-dev libtk8.6 libucx0 liburiparser-dev > liburiparser1 libutfcpp-dev libvtk9 libvtk9-dev > libvtk9-java libvtk9-qt libwacom-common libwacom2 libwebp-dev libwebpdemux2 > libwxbase3.0-0v5 libwxbase3.0-dev > libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev libx11-dev libx265-dev libxau-dev > libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-image0 libxcb-keysyms1 > libxcb-randr0 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-util1 libxcb-xinerama0 > libxcb-xinput0 libxcb-xkb1 libxcb1-dev libxdmcp-dev > libxerces-c-dev libxerces-c3.2 libxext-dev libxft-dev libxkbcommon-x11-0 > libxnvctrl0 libxrender-dev libxss-dev libxt-dev > libzimg2 libzstd-dev libzzip-0-13 mpi-default-bin mpi-default-dev > ninja-build odbcinst odbcinst1debian2 openjdk-11-jdk > openjdk-11-jdk-headless openjdk-11-jre openjdk-11-jre-headless openmpi-bin > openmpi-common pkg-config poppler-data proj-data > python3-mpi4py python3-vtk9 rpcsvc-proto survex tcl tcl-dev tcl8.6 > tcl8.6-dev tex-common texlive-base texlive-binaries > texlive-metapost tk tk-dev tk8.6 tk8.6-dev unixodbc-dev vtk9 wx-common > wx3.0-headers x11proto-dev xorg-sgml-doctools > xtrans-dev > The following packages will be upgraded: > binutils binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu binutils-common cpp-10 ffmpeg g++-10 > gcc-10 gcc-10-base libaec-dev libaec0 libasan6 > libatomic1 libavcodec58 libavdevice58 libavfilter7 libavformat58 > libavutil56 libbinutils libblas3 libc-bin libc-dev-bin > libc6 libc6-dev libcc1-0 libctf-nobfd0 libctf0 libegl1 libgcc-10-dev > libgcc-s1 libgfortran5 libgl1 libglib2.0-0 libglvnd0 > libglx0 libgnutls-dane0 libgnutls30 libgomp1 libitm1 libjson-c5 liblapack3 > liblsan0 liblz4-1 libmariadb3 libnettle8 > libnuma1 libogg0 libopenjp2-7 libpostproc55 librubberband2 libsqlite3-0 > libstdc++-10-dev libstdc++6 libswresample3 > libswscale5 libsz2 libtsan0 libubsan1 libvpx6 libwebp6 libwebpmux3 libx11-6 > libx11-xcb1 libxau6 libxcb1 libxext6 libzstd1 > 66 upgraded, 286 newly installed, 1 to remove and 499 not upgraded. > Need to get 512 MB of archives. > After this operation, 887 MB of additional disk space will be used. > > exim is not mentioned in that list. > > Turns out that the install list doesn't matter. any use of dpkg will hit this > statoverride issue. > > /etc/exim4/passwd.client does exist but is owned by an unknown group. > $ll /etc/exim4/passwd.client > -rw-r----- 1 root 132 204 Nov 4 2020 /etc/exim4/passwd.client > > And groupno 132 is not used in /etc/group: > ... > ssl-cert:x:129: > avahi-autoipd:x:130: > nm-openvpn:x:131: > apt-cacher-ng:x:145: > sbuild:x:149:wookey01,wookey > ... > > So it does indeed look like the Debian-exim group was removed, but at least > one file owned by it, and the statoverride remain. > > Is that expected? - I presume not. > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-base.postinst looks like it creates a Debian-exim > user still (although not obviously the group?) > > $ sudo ls -ld /var/spool/exim4: > drwxr-x--- 5 130 132 4096 Dec 9 2020 /var/spool/exim4 > so the Debian-exim user is gone too. > > $ cat /etc/passwd > ... > nm-openvpn:x:128:131:NetworkManager > OpenVPN,,,:/var/lib/openvpn/chroot:/usr/sbin/nologin > hplip:x:129:7:HPLIP system user,,,:/var/run/hplip:/bin/false > apt-cacher-ng:x:132:145::/var/cache/apt-cacher-ng:/usr/sbin/nologin > sbuild:x:133:149:Debian source builder,,,:/var/lib/sbuild:/bin/bash > ... > > I grepped for mentions of Debian-exim in /var/dpkg/info and only found it in > exim scripts, so not clear what might have removed it: > $ grep Debian-exim /var/lib/dpkg/info/* > /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-base.postinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-config.postinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-config.postrm > > Anything else I should check? > > -- > Wookey
Reassigning to correct package. Kind regards, Andrei -- Looking after bugs assigned to unknown or inexistent packages
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