[Bug 1241376] Re: procps (1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.1) upgrade error

[Timur Alperovich]

When upgrading procps from 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6 to 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.2, the
upgrade fails with the errors similar to the ones reported above:

timur at test:~$ sudo apt-get install procps=1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
procps is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-3.2.0-51 linux-image-3.2.0-51-virtual linux-headers-3.2.0-51-virtual
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up procps (1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.2) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript procps, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing procps (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 procps
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Looking at the upstart logs from procps, the error is:

error: "Invalid argument" setting key "net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_intvl"

The actual entry in /etc/sysctl.d is:
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_intvl = 10<EOF>

If I place a newline before the <EOF> in the file, the script parses it
correctly. If other reported cases are similar, then I'm guessing the
bug is not in this package.

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Title:
  procps (1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.1) upgrade error

Status in “procps” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When trying to upgrade procps on ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS I receive some
  errors, the package stays in broken state and cannot be upgraded:

  procps (1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.1) wird eingerichtet ...
  start: Job failed to start
  invoke-rc.d: initscript procps, action "start" failed.
  dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von procps (--configure):
   Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
  Es wurde kein Apport-Bericht verfasst, da das Limit MaxReports bereits erreicht ist
                                                                                     Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
   procps
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  Ein Paket konnte nicht installiert werden. Versuch, dies zu lösen:
  procps (1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.1) wird eingerichtet ...
  start: Job failed to start
  invoke-rc.d: initscript procps, action "start" failed.
  dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von procps (--configure):
   Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
  Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
   procps

  The versions of procps:
    Installiert: 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.1
    Kandidat:    1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.2
    Versionstabelle:
       1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.2 0
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
   *** 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.1 0
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6 0
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages

  I also ran "cat /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf | sudo sysctl -p
  -" without an error.

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