[Bug 1748659] Re: Windows 10 Ubuntu 16.04 upgrade to 18.04: package systemd 235-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

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This bug was fixed in the package systemd - 237-3ubuntu10

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systemd (237-3ubuntu10) bionic; urgency=medium

  * Create tmpfiles for persistent journal in postinst only when running
    systemd (LP: #1748659)

 -- Balint Reczey <rbalint at ubuntu.com>  Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:55:56 +0200

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  Windows 10 Ubuntu 16.04 upgrade to 18.04: package systemd 235-3ubuntu3
  failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation
  script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  This was fresh Ubuntu 16.04 instance on Windows 10, running inside a
  Virtual Box on an iMac. I did an apt-get dist-upgrade before
  attempting to upgrade to 18.04.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: systemd 235-3ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Microsoft 4.4.0-43-Microsoft 4.4.35
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-43-Microsoft x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['dmesg'] failed with exit code 1: dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Function not implemented
  Date: Sat Feb 10 18:59:28 2018
  Dmesg:
   
  ErrorMessage: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1:
  ProcInterrupts:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/kernel init=/init ro
  ProcModules: Error: command ['sort', '/proc/modules'] failed with exit code 2: sort: cannot read: /proc/modules: No such file or directory
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.24
  SourcePackage: systemd
  SystemdDelta:
   [EXTENDED]   /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service → /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/debian.conf
   [EXTENDED]   /lib/systemd/system/user at .service → /lib/systemd/system/user at .service.d/timeout.conf
   
   2 overridden configuration files found.
  Title: package systemd 235-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-02-10 (0 days ago)

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