[Bug 1766385] Re: package shim-signed 1.34.5+13-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Steve Langasek]

The error in your log is:

Setting up shim-signed (1.34.5+13-0ubuntu2) ...
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
show_order(): Illegal seek
Skipping unreadable variable "Boot0000": Illegal seek
Skipping unreadable variable "Boot0001": Illegal seek
Skipping unreadable variable "Boot0003": Illegal seek
Skipping unreadable variable "Boot000B": Illegal seek
Skipping unreadable variable "Boot000C": Illegal seek
Could not add entry to BootOrder: Illegal seek
grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: No such device or address.
ESC[1mdpkg:ESC[0m error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
 installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

When you say "sophos running [...] blocking the update", do you mean
that you have some sort of anti-malware defense installed which is
preventing shim from accessing the boot config?

If so, that seems to me like not a bug in shim.

** Changed in: shim-signed (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package shim-signed 1.34.5+13-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess
  returned error exit status 1

Status in shim-signed package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  sophos running at time of implementation, blocking the update

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: shim-signed 1.34.5+13-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-15.16-generic 4.15.15
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: talpa_vfshook talpa_pedconnector talpa_pedevice talpa_vcdevice talpa_core talpa_linux talpa_syscallhook
  .proc.sys.kernel.moksbstate_disabled: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/proc/sys/kernel/moksbstate_disabled'
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Apr 23 17:58:41 2018
  EFITables:
   Apr 23 06:05:26 ubuntu-01 kernel: efi: EFI v2.40 by American Megatrends
   Apr 23 06:05:26 ubuntu-01 kernel: efi:  ACPI=0x7a50f000  ACPI 2.0=0x7a50f000  SMBIOS=0x7b1d8000  SMBIOS 3.0=0x7b1d7000  ESRT=0x7b1d9c18 
   Apr 23 06:05:26 ubuntu-01 kernel: secureboot: Secure boot could not be determined (mode 0)
   Apr 23 06:05:26 ubuntu-01 kernel: esrt: Reserving ESRT space from 0x000000007b1d9c18 to 0x000000007b1d9c50.
  ErrorMessage: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-03 (51 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
   apt  1.6.1
  SourcePackage: shim-signed
  Title: package shim-signed 1.34.5+13-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-07 (16 days ago)

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