Bug#321272: [pkg-fetchmail-maint] Bug#321272: fetchmail: Does not install package

[Nico Golde]

Hi,
* James Kelly <jkelly at patriot.net> [2005-08-04 19:08]:
> When trying to install fetchmail on my system using apt-get install
> fetchmail or aptitude I get the following error:
> 
> <-- SNIP -->
> chown: `fetchmail:nogroup': invalid user
> dpkg: error processing fetchmail (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  fetchmail
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> <-- SNIP -->
> 
> I also tried to install the 6.2.5-13 package on this system as 6.2.5-13
> works on my etch laptop, but it didn't work here.  Basically it
> obviously seems to be some sort of problem with it not adding the
> fetchmail user.  
> 
> So whether this is a package bug or just a quirk on my system, any
> suggestions for a work around?  Obviously simply adding fetchmail to
> /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow should do it, but I don't quite understand
> the numbering scheme in /etc/shadow, so I don't want to mess anything
> up.

have you tried to manual add the fetchmail user?
regards nico
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