[Bug 1701169] Re: package grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Brian Murray]

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Title:
  package grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Job for grub-common.service failed because a timeout was exceeded.
  See "systemctl status grub-common.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
  invoke-rc.d: initscript grub-common, action "start" failed.
  ● grub-common.service - LSB: Record successful boot for GRUB
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/grub-common; generated; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Thu 2017-06-29 00:59:34 EDT; 10ms ago
       Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
    Process: 7297 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/grub-common start (code=killed, signal=TERM)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915)
     CGroup: /system.slice/grub-common.service
             └─7301 plymouth --ping

  Jun 29 00:54:33 TP500LN systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Record successful boot fo…B...
  Jun 29 00:59:34 TP500LN systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Start operation ti…ing.
  Jun 29 00:59:34 TP500LN systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Record successful …RUB.
  Jun 29 00:59:34 TP500LN systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Unit entered faile…ate.
  Jun 29 00:59:34 TP500LN systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Failed with result…ut'.
  Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
  dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Setting up systemd (232-21ubuntu5) ...
  addgroup: The group `systemd-journal' already exists as a system group. Exiting.
  Setting up libnss-resolve:amd64 (232-21ubuntu5) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
  Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.10-1ubuntu2) ...
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi-amd64-bin:
   grub-efi-amd64-bin depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-bin (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                            dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi-amd64:
   grub-efi-amd64 depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.
   grub-efi-amd64 depends on grub-efi-amd64-bin (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1); however:
    Package grub-efi-amd64-bin is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64 (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                            dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc-bin:
   grub-pc-bin depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub-pc-bin (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Setting up systemd-sysv (232-21ubuntu5) ...
  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub2-common:
   grub2-common depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub2-common (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi-amd64-signed:
   grub-efi-amd64-signed depends on grub-efi-amd64 (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1); however:
    Package grub-efi-amd64 is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Setting up nplan (0.23~17.04.1) ...
  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                Setting up libpam-systemd:amd64 (232-21ubuntu5) ...
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.125ubuntu9) ...
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-24-generic
  Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
  /sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib/nvidia-375/libEGL.so.1 is not a symbolic link

  /sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/nvidia-375/libEGL.so.1 is not a
  symbolic link

  Errors were encountered while processing:
   grub-common
   grub-efi-amd64-bin
   grub-efi-amd64
   grub-pc-bin
   grub2-common
   grub-efi-amd64-signed
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-24.28-generic 4.10.15
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jun 29 00:59:34 2017
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-16 (13 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-24-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=83daf951-8ce8-4818-9637-686dcbb9e101 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
   apt  1.4
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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