[Bug 1022198] Re: Upgrade to 5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.6 fails due to date command

[Adam Conrad]

This was reported against a version in -proposed which we chose
subsequently to never copy to -updates.  Opening a task to SRU this in
Quantal, however, where the date call is still there.

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

** Also affects: base-files (Ubuntu Quantal)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Quantal)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Upgrade to 5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.6 fails due to date command

Status in “base-files” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “base-files” source package in Quantal:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On my (virtual) machine it is not allowed to change the date, so the
  upgrade fails:

  Richte base-files ein (5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.6) ...
  date: cannot set date: Operation not permitted
  So 8. Jul 04:38:07 UTC 2012
  dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von base-files (--configure):
   Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
  Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
   base-files
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: base-files 5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.6
  Uname: Linux 2.6.18-028stab091.2 i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Jul  8 06:35:20 2012
  SourcePackage: base-files

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