Microtel2:/etc/courier# apt-get --reinstall install courier-authdaemon
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/6550B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 30289 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace courier-authdaemon 0.58-4 (using .../courier-authdaemon_0.58-4_i386.deb) ...
Stopping Courier authentication services: authdaemond/var/run/courier/authdaemon/pid.lock: No such file or directory
invoke-rc.d: initscript courier-authdaemon, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Stopping Courier authentication services: authdaemond/var/run/courier/authdaemon/pid.lock: No such file or directory
invoke-rc.d: initscript courier-authdaemon, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/courier-authdaemon_0.58-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Starting Courier authentication services: authdaemond/var/run/courier/authdaemon/pid.lock: No such file or directory
ll_daemon_start: Resource temporarily unavailable
invoke-rc.d: initscript courier-authdaemon, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/courier-authdaemon_0.58-4_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Microtel2:/etc/courier# apt-get --purge remove courier-authdaemon
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
courier-authdaemon*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 36.9kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
dpkg: error processing courier-authdaemon (--purge):
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
courier-authdaemon
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)