Package: pidentd Version: 3.0.19.ds1-3 Severity: normal I cannot purge pidentd because I get: Purging configuration files for pidentd ... userdel: /var/run not owned by identd, not removing dpkg: error processing pidentd (--purge): subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 12 Errors were encountered while processing: pidentd E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
You need to remove the -r option to userdel in pidentd.postrm. --- System information. --- Architecture: amd64 Kernel: Linux 2.6.21 Debian Release: lenny/sid 990 unstable www.debian-multimedia.org 990 unstable ftp.ie.debian.org 990 unstable ftp.heanet.ie 990 unstable ftp-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk 1 experimental ftp.ie.debian.org 1 experimental ftp-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed ==================================-+-============== libc6 (>= 2.5-5) | 2.6-0exp3 libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8e-1) | 0.9.8e-5 netbase | 4.29 adduser | 3.103 passwd | 1:4.0.18.1-10 update-inetd | 4.27-0.5 openbsd-inetd | 0.20050402-6 OR inet-superserver | -- Martin Orr -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]