[Bug 1224510] Re: package passwd 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Brian Murray]

>From the log file.

Setting up passwd (1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu2) ...^M
/var/lib/dpkg/info/passwd.postinst: 35: grep: not found^M
groupadd: group 'shadow' already exists^M
Group ID 42 has been allocated for the shadow group.  You have either^M
used 42 yourself or created a shadow group with a different ID.^M
Please correct this problem and reconfigure with dpkg --configure passwd''.^M
^M
Note that both user and group IDs in the range 0-99 are globally^M
allocated by the Debian project and must be the same on every Debian^M
system.^M
dpkg: error processing passwd (--configure):^M
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1^M
Errors were encountered while processing:^M
 passwd^M

Do you not have grep installed on your system?  You could check via
'apt-cache policy grep' in a terminal.

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Title:
  package passwd 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
  error exit status 1

Status in “shadow” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  won,t allow distro upgrade3

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: passwd 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4.1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Sep 12 06:45:01 2013
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  SourcePackage: shadow
  Title: package passwd 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2013-09-12 (0 days ago)

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