Apparently you dont have 'killproc' on your system for some strange
reason (Have you been deleting packings you don't _think_ you need?)
Quick solution -
cd /usr/bin
ln -s /bin/true killproc
This will at least make rpm happy..
Also, perhaps you might wish to try getting and compiling exim from
source instead.
On 18 Feb 2002, Mike Gifford wrote:
> Hi Dave & Jim,
>
> Thanks for your responses..
> rpm -e --allmatches exim-3.33-4
>
> Did in fact allow me to uninstall this version of exim.. However It
> didn't managed to deal with the uninstall of the previous version of the
> script (which was the problem in the first place)..
>
> [root@office mike]# rpm -e --allmatches exim-3.33-4
> error: execution of %postun scriptlet from exim-3.33-4 failed, exit
> status 1
> [root@office mike]# rpm -e --allmatches exim
> Shutting down SMTP port (exim):/etc/rc.d/sendmail: killproc: command not
> found
>
> /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.21195: insserv: command not found
> error: execution of %preun scriptlet from exim-3.30-2 failed, exit
> status 127
> [root@office mike]# rpm -qa | grep exim
> exim-3.30-2
> [root@office mike]# rpm -e exim
> Shutting down SMTP port (exim):/etc/rc.d/sendmail: killproc: command not
> found
>
> /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.84263: insserv: command not found
> error: execution of %preun scriptlet from exim-3.30-2 failed, exit
> status 127
> [root@office mike]# rpm -e --allmatches exim-3.30-2
> Shutting down SMTP port (exim):/etc/rc.d/sendmail: killproc: command not
> found
>
> /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.27747: insserv: command not found
> error: execution of %preun scriptlet from exim-3.30-2 failed, exit
> status 127
>
> [root@office mike]# rpm -qil exim
> Name : exim Relocations: (not
> relocateable)
> Version : 3.30 Vendor: marth
> EDV-Support & Concept, Berlin, DE
> Release : 2 Build Date: Sun 01 Jul 2001
> 07:44:16 AM EDT
> Install date: Tue 15 Jan 2002 11:28:50 PM EST Build Host:
> lx01.home.net
> Group : Networking/Daemons Source RPM:
> exim-3.30-2.src.rpm
> Size : 5923381 License: GPL
> Packager : Sven Marth <smarth@???>
> Summary : Exim - Mail Transfer Agent - main package
> Description :
> Exim is an MTA (ie replaces sendmail), which is fast, efficient
> and EASY TO CONFIGURE. Exim is developed at the University of Cambridge
> for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet. It is freely
> available
> under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence. In overall style it
> is similar to Smail 3, but its facilities are more extensive. It
> contains
> facilities for verifying incoming sender and recipient addresses,
> for refusing mail from specified hosts, networks, or senders, and for
> controlling mail relaying. The most advanced for me, is SMTP AUTH.
> For all features please look at the Exim documantation (available as
> plain text, info and html) or http://www.exim.org.
>
> -smarth-
> /etc/aliases
> /etc/exim/configure
> /etc/pam.d/smtp
> /etc/permissions.d/exim
> /etc/rc.config.d/exim.rc.config
> /etc/rc.d/sendmail
> /usr/bin/mailq
> /usr/lib/sendmail
> /usr/sbin/exicyclog
> /usr/sbin/exigrep
> /usr/sbin/exim
> /usr/sbin/exim_dbmbuild
> /usr/sbin/exim_dumpdb
> /usr/sbin/exim_fixdb
> /usr/sbin/exim_lock
> /usr/sbin/exim_tidydb
> /usr/sbin/eximstats
> /usr/sbin/exinext
> /usr/sbin/exiqsumm
> /usr/sbin/exiwhat
> /usr/sbin/sendmail
> /usr/share/doc/packages/exim
>
> (I Nixed all the Doc Files)
>
> /usr/share/doc/packages/exim/spec.txt
> /usr/share/info/exim.info.gz
> /usr/share/info/exim_filter.info.gz
> /usr/share/info/exim_overview.info.gz
> /var/log/exim
>
>
> Hope this helps..
>
> Mike
>
> On Sun, 2002-02-17 at 16:02, Dave C. wrote:
> > On 17 Feb 2002, Mike Gifford wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I like the look of exim, but am having trouble installing it. Wanted to
> > > try postfix to see if I could get that up and running, however I had
> > > trouble uninstalling exim.
> > >
> > > I figured that upgrading the version of exim might allow me to uninstall
> > > it, but instead it gave me more problems:
> > >
> > > # rpm -qa | grep exim
> > > exim-3.30-2
> > > exim-3.33-4
> > > exim-3.33-4
> > > exim-3.33-4
> > > # rpm -e exim-3.30-2
> > > Shutting down SMTP port (exim):/etc/rc.d/sendmail: killproc: command not
> > > found
> > >
> > > /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.97445: insserv: command not found
> > > error: execution of %preun scriptlet from exim-3.30-2 failed, exit
> > > status 127
> > >
> > > rpm -e exim-3.33-4
> > > error: "exim-3.33-4" specifies multiple packages
> > >
> >
> > This is not an exim problem - it is an rpm problem. Somehow you've ended
> > up with three copies of the same RPM installed - I presumed you
> > installted the previous installation, and the force-installed the newer
> > one instead of using -U to upgrade.
> >
> > I have no idea how to remove multiple RPM's of the same exact version.
> > You might want to check the documentation for rpm.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > How should I remove exim? I'm running RH 7.2
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > --
> > > Mike Gifford, OpenConcept Consulting, http://www.openconcept.ca
> > > Supporting progressive organizations in online campaigns and tools.
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> > > The question 'What is man?' is really 'What can man become?' -Gramsci
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ##
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> >
> --
> Mike Gifford, OpenConcept Consulting, http://www.openconcept.ca
> Supporting progressive organizations in online campaigns and tools.
> Our GPL/PHP/MySQL Content Management System: http://www.back-end.org
> The question 'What is man?' is really 'What can man become?' -Gramsci
>
>
> --
>
> ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ##
>
>
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