[Bug 268364] [NEW] Bug in /usr/bin/ucf when upgrading Hardy

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I upgraded my hardy, but did not succeed. I got the following error
(sorry, it is in danish):

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Sætter samba-common (3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5) op...
/usr/bin/ucf: line 181: cannot create temp file for here document: No space left on device
dpkg: fejl under behandling af samba-common (--configure):
 underproces post-installation script returnerede afslutningsstatus 1
dpkg: afhængighedsproblemer forhindrer konfiguration af smbclient:
 smbclient afhænger af samba-common (= 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5), men:
  Pakken samba-common er ikke sat op endnu.
dpkg: fejl under behandling af smbclient (--configure):
 afhængighedsproblemer - efterlader den ukonfigureret

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After some messing around I cheked /usr/bin/ucf. There I found the
following shit, which I had to comment out to finish my upgrade.

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if [ "$DEBCONF_ALREADY_RUNNING" ] && [ "$DEBCONF_OK" = NO ]; then
	# Commented out for now, uncomment after a while to begin nagging
	# maintainers to fix their scripts.
	#cat \
<<END
*** WARNING: ucf was run from a maintainer script that uses debconf, but
             the script did not pass --debconf-ok to ucf. The maintainer
             script should be fixed to not stop debconf before calling ucf,
             and pass it this parameter. For now, ucf will revert to using
             old-style, non-debconf prompting. Ugh!

             Please inform the package maintainer about this problem.
END
fi

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I become really, really annoyed when someone makes a bug (without
writing who he or she is, of course) in order to give me others troubles
in order to make me and others terrorise the maintainer. I simply detest
being inciting to trouble other people!!!!

Incidentally, it's a really good way to scare those who don't anything
about IT from using ubuntu. Yes, make 10 more of these, and we have only
the nerds left!

Thus bug should be removed from ucf immediately!!!

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

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Bug in /usr/bin/ucf when upgrading Hardy
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/268364
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