[Bug 300108] [NEW] during postfix installation i am getting "debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process"

[jbaych]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: postfix

debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
Selecting previously deselected package postfix.
(Reading database ... 102471 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking postfix (from .../postfix_2.5.5-1_i386.deb) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_2.5.5-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_2.5.5-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Ubuntu 8.10

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
 
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: postfix None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix.list]
SourcePackage: postfix
Title: package postfix None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

** Affects: postfix (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package

-- 
during postfix installation i am getting "debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/300108
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Server Team, which is subscribed to postfix in ubuntu.