[Bug 786780] Re: package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Brian Murray]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 349469 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349469

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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 349469
   debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

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Title:
  package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in “debconf” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: postfix

  I was trying to install procmail with postfix on an amd64 server in
  Ubuntu 10.04 and I got the following messages:

  debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
  Selecting previously deselected package procmail.
  (Reading database ... 130743 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking procmail (from .../procmail_3.22-18ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
  Setting up man-db (2.5.7-2ubuntu1) ...
  debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
  dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Setting up sasl2-bin (2.1.23.dfsg1-5ubuntu1) ...
  debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
  dpkg: error processing sasl2-bin (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Setting up procmail (3.22-18ubuntu1) ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   man-db
   sasl2-bin
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: postfix (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-31.61-server 2.6.32.32+drm33.14
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-31-server x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun May 22 20:33:51 2011
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110211.1)
  SourcePackage: postfix
  Title: package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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