[Bug 417212] Re: package tomcat6 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[helix84]

$ sudo rm -rf /etc/tomcat6
$ sudo aptitude install tomcat6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information       
Initializing package states... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libcommons-dbcp-java{a} libcommons-pool-java{a} libecj-java{a} libtomcat6-java{a} tomcat6 tomcat6-common{a} 
0 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/4505kB of archives. After unpacking 6476kB will be used.
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Writing extended state information... Done
Selecting previously deselected package libcommons-pool-java.
(Reading database ... 558966 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libcommons-pool-java (from .../libcommons-pool-java_1.4-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libcommons-dbcp-java.
Unpacking libcommons-dbcp-java (from .../libcommons-dbcp-java_1.2.2-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libecj-java.
Unpacking libecj-java (from .../libecj-java_3.5.1-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libtomcat6-java.
Unpacking libtomcat6-java (from .../libtomcat6-java_6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package tomcat6-common.
Unpacking tomcat6-common (from .../tomcat6-common_6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package tomcat6.
Unpacking tomcat6 (from .../tomcat6_6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for doc-base ...
Processing 1 added doc-base file(s)...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Setting up libcommons-pool-java (1.4-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up libcommons-dbcp-java (1.2.2-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libecj-java (3.5.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libtomcat6-java (6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up tomcat6-common (6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up tomcat6 (6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1) ...
chgrp: cannot access `/etc/tomcat6/tomcat-users.xml': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing tomcat6 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tomcat6
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up tomcat6 (6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1) ...
chgrp: cannot access `/etc/tomcat6/tomcat-users.xml': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing tomcat6 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tomcat6
Reading package lists... Done             
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done

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package tomcat6 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/417212
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