[Bug 1023382] Re: package nfs-common 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Muharem Hrnjadovic]

On 07/11/2012 08:31 PM, Steve Langasek wrote:
> Hi Muharem,
> 
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:30:31PM -0000, Muharem Hrnjadovic wrote:
>> $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall nfs-common
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree       
>> Reading state information... Done
>> The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
>>   xfonts-encodings linux-headers-3.0.0-22 libapt-inst1.3 xfonts-utils
>>   libxfont1 libept1 libvtk5.6 libvpx0 linux-headers-3.0.0-22-server
>>   libapt-pkg4.11 x-ttcidfont-conf libfontenc1 libjpeg62 libnl3 defoma
>>   libllvm2.9
>> Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>> 2 not fully installed or removed.
>> After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
>> Setting up nfs-common (1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3) ...
>> rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs'
>> dpkg: error processing nfs-common (--configure):
>>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nfs-kernel-server:
>>  nfs-kernel-server depends on nfs-common (= 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3); however:
>>   Package nfs-common is not configured yet.
>> dpkg: error processing nfs-kernel-server (--configure):
>>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
>> No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
>>                             Errors were encountered while processing:
>>  nfs-common
>>  nfs-kernel-server
>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
> The latest version of nfs-common in precise does:
> 
>    rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs
> 
> So the question is, why is rmdir failing?  Is this directory a mount point? 
> If so, why was stopping idmapd and gssd not sufficient to trigger
> unmounting?
Hello Steve,

that directory was not a mount point. Unfortunately I did not have the
time to look at its content. I did a

    apt-get remove --purge nfs-common

followed by

    apt-get install nfs-common nfs-kernel-server

and that fixed the issue.

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Title:
  package nfs-common 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
  error exit status 1

Status in “nfs-utils” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall nfs-common
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    xfonts-encodings linux-headers-3.0.0-22 libapt-inst1.3 xfonts-utils
    libxfont1 libept1 libvtk5.6 libvpx0 linux-headers-3.0.0-22-server
    libapt-pkg4.11 x-ttcidfont-conf libfontenc1 libjpeg62 libnl3 defoma
    libllvm2.9
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  2 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Setting up nfs-common (1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3) ...
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs'
  dpkg: error processing nfs-common (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nfs-kernel-server:
   nfs-kernel-server depends on nfs-common (= 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3); however:
    Package nfs-common is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing nfs-kernel-server (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                              Errors were encountered while processing:
   nfs-common
   nfs-kernel-server
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: nfs-common 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-22.36-server 3.0.33
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-22-server x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jul 11 14:24:51 2012
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
  SourcePackage: nfs-utils
  Title: package nfs-common 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-11 (0 days ago)

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