[Bug 1766317] Re: package rsyslog 8.32.0-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: installed rsyslog package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Brian Murray]

@Daniel Richard G. - that is a different error message please open a
separate bug report.

** Changed in: rsyslog (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  package rsyslog 8.32.0-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: installed
  rsyslog package post-installation script subprocess returned error
  exit status 1

Status in rsyslog package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Setting up rsyslog (8.32.0-1ubuntu3) ...
  Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/rsyslog ...
  Installing new version of config file /etc/logrotate.d/rsyslog ...
  Installing new version of config file /etc/rsyslog.conf ...
  The user `syslog' is already a member of `adm'.
  Job for rsyslog.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
  See "systemctl status rsyslog.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
  invoke-rc.d: initscript rsyslog, action "restart" failed.
  ● rsyslog.service - System Logging Service
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2018-04-23 19:40:06 CEST; 8ms ago
       Docs: man:rsyslogd(8)
             http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/
    Process: 31888 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 31888 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
  dpkg: error processing package rsyslog (--configure):
   installed rsyslog package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: rsyslog 8.32.0-1ubuntu3
  Uname: Linux 4.16.3-041603-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Apr 23 19:40:06 2018
  ErrorMessage: installed rsyslog package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  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: rsyslog
  Title: package rsyslog 8.32.0-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: installed rsyslog package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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