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dovecot package

dovecot is not restarted when remove dovecot-pop3d or dovecot-imapd

Bug #151650 reported by Mathias Gug on 2007-10-11

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	dovecot (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Medium	Mathias Gug

Bug Description

Binary package hint: dovecot

Package version: 1:1.0.5-1ubuntu1

Step to reproduce:
* Install dovecot-imapd and dovecot-pop3d
* Remove dovecot-pop3d

Result: dovecot is not running at all.

Expected result: dovecot should be running.

Same problem when uninstalling dovecot-imapd.

The problem comes from the fact that dovecot is stopped during prerm, but not restart/reloaded in postrm.

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/lucid/dovecot

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Mathias Gug (mathiaz) wrote on 2007-10-11:

dovecot_1.0.5-1ubuntu2.debdiff Edit (2.3 KiB, text/plain)

I've attached a debdiff that fixes the issue.

It also changes the postinst scripts to restart dovecot instead of just starting dovecot (case of an installation).

Changed in dovecot:
assignee:	nobody → mathiaz
importance:	Undecided → Medium
status:	New → In Progress

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Mathias Gug (mathiaz) wrote on 2007-10-11:

A test case for the second fix is:

1. Install dovecot-imapd.

Result: dovecot is running, but the imapd service is not running.

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Mathias Gug (mathiaz) wrote on 2007-10-15:

dovecot (1:1.0.5-1ubuntu2) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Fix dovecot restart when removing -pop3d/-imapd packages (LP: #151650):
    - debian/dovecot-{pop3d,imapd}.postrm: start dovecot.
  * Restart dovecot when -pop3d/-imapd package are installed:
    - debian/dovecot-{pop3d,imapd}.postinst: restart dovecot.

-- Mathias Gug <email address hidden> Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:24:23 -0400