Bug#312412: [Logcheck-devel] Bug#312412: logcheck: Fails to read files under /var/log/mail/

[maximilian attems]

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, Grahame White wrote:

> On Tuesday 19 July 2005 17:48, maximilian attems wrote:
<snipp>
> > maybe we can grasp which packet added the smmsp user.
> > what does belows command on your box show:
> > egrep smmsp -r /var/lib/dpkg/info/
> 
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/sendmail.postrm:             # Remove user/group smmsp
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/sendmail.postrm:                     deluser --quiet 
> smmsp || true;
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/sendmail.postrm:             userdel  smmsp 2>/dev/null 
> || true;
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/sendmail.postrm:             groupdel smmsp 2>/dev/null 
> || true;
> 
> As you said earlier, it looks like a sendmail problem except that I don't 
> have it installed. I don't recall having ever installed it previously 
> either.
> 
> Grahame

ok.
but does look like removed and not purged after install.
you can check the dpkg status, what does that show:
dpkg -l sendmail

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maks