[ILUG] Debian dpkg --configure fails

[Michael Thompson]

On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:29:40 +0000, Barry Flanagan <barry at flanagan.ie> wrote:
> Just remove the package and then re-install it.

Nope that doesn't work, when I run the install step it seems to
remember that I have previously configure this package so doesn't ask
me thoose questions again.



localhost:/var/lib/apt# apt-get remove cacti
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  cacti
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 8  not upgraded.
1 packages not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 1036kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Reading changelogs... Done
(Reading database ... 39079 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing cacti ...
dpkg - warning: while removing cacti, directory `/etc/cacti' not empty
so not removed.
localhost:/var/lib/apt# apt-get install cacti
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  cacti
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8  not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/210kB of archives. After unpacking 1036kB will be used.
Reading changelogs... Done
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package cacti.
(Reading database ... 38937 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking cacti (from .../cacti_0.6.7-2.1_all.deb) ...
Setting up cacti (0.6.7-2.1) ...
ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root at localhost' (Using password: YES)
ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root at localhost' (Using password: YES)
dpkg: error processing cacti (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cacti
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)