[Bug 1807627] Re: package systemd 237-3ubuntu10.9 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[h1repp]

it is the post-installation script that always returns 1, after throwing
errors about unsafe symlinks encountered in /var/log/journal/. but there
are no symlinks at all. Seems it is the systemd-tmpfiles --create call
that throws this errors.

Unfortunately this leavea you with an inconsistent system in the middle
of an release upgrade and no way out of this mess. So please set the
importance to severe!

Btw, my system was a fully updated 16.04 with hwe/i386 that is now
broken an the half way to 18.04.

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Title:
  package systemd 237-3ubuntu10.9 failed to install/upgrade: installed
  systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error
  exit status 1

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  during upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: systemd 237-3ubuntu10.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-140.166-generic 4.4.162
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-140-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Dec  9 17:11:50 2018
  ErrorMessage: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-01 (829 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-140-generic root=UUID=aa4fc23f-9987-40c4-8278-a702ff0b99a3 ro
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
   apt  1.2.29
  SourcePackage: systemd
  Title: package systemd 237-3ubuntu10.9 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-12-10 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/20/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: J01 v02.21
  dmi.board.asset.tag: 2UA142177C
  dmi.board.name: 1495
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 2UA142177C
  dmi.chassis.type: 6
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrJ01v02.21:bd06/20/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaq8200EliteSFFPC:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1495:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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