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package openssh-server 1:5.8p1-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Asked by Jason Odoom

Encountered during Partial upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: openssh-server 1:5.8p1-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: hostname 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jul 15 13:02:29 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SSHDConfig: Error: command ['/usr/sbin/sshd', '-T'] failed with exit code 255: Privilege separation user sshd does not exist
SourcePackage: openssh
Title: package openssh-server 1:5.8p1-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-15 (0 days ago)

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This question was originally filed as bug #811154.

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Andreas Moog (ampelbein) said : 		#1

From the log:

Setting up libvirt-bin (0.8.8-1ubuntu6.2) ...
Adding group `libvirtd' (GID 132) ...
groupadd: cannot lock /etc/group; try again later.
addgroup: `/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 132 libvirtd' returned error code 10. Exiting.

Please remove /etc/group.lock and run:

'sudo dpkg --configure -a"

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

I suggest you log a bug

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