[Bug 954387] [NEW] Error processing base-files, base-passwd (memory exhausted)

[Yaman Battikhi]

Public bug reported:

This installer fails when try to start the  install base files. I have
seen similar bug but different reasons

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/grub-
installer/+bug/695842


Here the error msg: 

Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap: (Reading database ... 0 files and directories currently installed.)
Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap: Unpacking base-files (from .../base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20_i386.deb) ...
Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap: dpkg: regarding .../base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20_i386.deb containing base-files, pre-dependency problem:
Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap:  base-files pre-depends on awk
Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap:   awk is not installed.
Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap: dpkg: warning: ignoring pre-dependency problem!
Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap: Selecting previously deselected package base-passwd.
Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap: Unpacking base-passwd (from .../base-passwd_3.5.22_i386.deb) ...
Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap: Setting up base-passwd (3.5.22) ...
Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap: dpkg: base-passwd: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap:  base-passwd depends on libc6 (>= 2.8); however:
Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap:   Package libc6 is not installed.
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: cp: 
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: memory exhausted
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: 
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: Setting up base-files (5.0.0ubuntu20) ...
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: dpkg: error processing base-passwd (--install):
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: dpkg: base-files: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-files depends on awk; however:
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:   Package awk is not installed.
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-files depends on base-passwd (>= 2.0.3.4); however:
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:   Package base-passwd is not configured yet.
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-files depends on libpam-modules (>= 0.79-3ubuntu3); however:
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:   Package libpam-modules is not installed.
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: cp: 
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: memory exhausted
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: 
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: dpkg: error processing base-files (--install):
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: Errors were encountered while processing:
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-passwd
Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-files
Mar  2 12:36:53 init: starting pid 317, tty '/dev/tty3': '-/bin/sh'
Mar  2 12:39:27 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/debootstrap-failed
Mar  2 12:39:28 main-menu[337]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1
Mar  2 12:39:28 main-menu[337]: WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed.

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Error processing base-files,base-passwd (memory exhausted)

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This installer fails when try to start the  install base files. I have
  seen similar bug but different reasons

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/grub-
  installer/+bug/695842

  
  Here the error msg: 

  Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap: (Reading database ... 0 files and directories currently installed.)
  Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap: Unpacking base-files (from .../base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20_i386.deb) ...
  Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap: dpkg: regarding .../base-files_5.0.0ubuntu20_i386.deb containing base-files, pre-dependency problem:
  Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap:  base-files pre-depends on awk
  Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap:   awk is not installed.
  Mar  2 12:33:02 debootstrap: dpkg: warning: ignoring pre-dependency problem!
  Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap: Selecting previously deselected package base-passwd.
  Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap: Unpacking base-passwd (from .../base-passwd_3.5.22_i386.deb) ...
  Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap: Setting up base-passwd (3.5.22) ...
  Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap: dpkg: base-passwd: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
  Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap:  base-passwd depends on libc6 (>= 2.8); however:
  Mar  2 12:33:04 debootstrap:   Package libc6 is not installed.
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: cp: 
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: memory exhausted
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: 
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: Setting up base-files (5.0.0ubuntu20) ...
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: dpkg: error processing base-passwd (--install):
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: dpkg: base-files: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-files depends on awk; however:
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:   Package awk is not installed.
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-files depends on base-passwd (>= 2.0.3.4); however:
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:   Package base-passwd is not configured yet.
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-files depends on libpam-modules (>= 0.79-3ubuntu3); however:
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:   Package libpam-modules is not installed.
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: cp: 
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: memory exhausted
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: 
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: dpkg: error processing base-files (--install):
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap: Errors were encountered while processing:
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-passwd
  Mar  2 12:33:05 debootstrap:  base-files
  Mar  2 12:36:53 init: starting pid 317, tty '/dev/tty3': '-/bin/sh'
  Mar  2 12:39:27 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/debootstrap-failed
  Mar  2 12:39:28 main-menu[337]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1
  Mar  2 12:39:28 main-menu[337]: WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed.

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