Package: telnetd Version: 0.17-2 Preparing to replace telnetd 0.17-26 (using .../telnetd_0.17-29_i386.deb) ... usermod: telnetd not found in /etc/passwd dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/telnetd_0.17-29_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 6 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/telnetd_0.17-29_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
# grep telnetd /etc/passwd || echo nothing nothing # getent passwd telnetd telnetd:!:503:503:telnetd:/usr/lib/telnetd:/bin/false The telnetd user is in the LDAP directory so usermod doesn't work. Please ignore the errors if usermod utility failed. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.10-1-686 Locale: LANG=pl_PL, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL (charmap=ISO-8859-2) Versions of packages telnetd depends on: ii adduser 3.63 Add and remove users and groups ii base-files 3.1.2 Debian base system miscellaneous f ii dpkg 1.10.27 Package maintenance system for Deb ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-21 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii netbase 4.21 Basic TCP/IP networking system ii passwd 1:4.0.3-31sarge3 change and administer password and -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]