[Bug 632051] [NEW] slapd dist-upgrade chown: invalid argument: `'

[mike Bernson]

*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Public security bug reported:

When doing a apt-get dist-upgrade going from  slapd_2.4.15-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb to slapd_2.4.15-1ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
I get the following output:
batch at work-isp:/tmp$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[sudo] password for batch: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up slapd (2.4.15-1ubuntu3.1) ...
  Backing up /etc/ldap/slapd.conf in /var/backups/slapd-2.4.15-1ubuntu3... done.
chown: invalid argument: `'
dpkg: error processing slapd (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 slapd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

output of lsb_release -rd:
batch at work-isp:/tmp$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 9.04
Release:	9.04

output of apt-cache policy slapd:
batch at work-isp:/tmp$ apt-cache policy slapd
slapd:
  Installed: 2.4.15-1ubuntu3.1
  Candidate: 2.4.15-1ubuntu3.1
  Version table:
 *** 2.4.15-1ubuntu3.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.4.15-1ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages

I except the package to install without error.

The package did not install correct leaves the sysem with
1 not fully installed or removed

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

** Visibility changed to: Public

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slapd dist-upgrade chown: invalid argument: `'
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