[Bug 979758] [NEW] package fails to configure on failing to find /etc/init.d/nis

[Alex Bennee]

Public bug reported:

On upgrading to Precise I find that apt cannot complete due to a
--unpack failure running the pre-installation script.

dpkg --unpack /var/cache/apt/archives/nis_3.17-32ubuntu4_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 313937 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace nis 3.17-32ubuntu1.2 (using .../nis_3.17-32ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ...
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/nis not found.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nis_3.17-32ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 100
ypbind stop/waiting
ypbind start/running, process 3261
ypserv stop/pre-start, process 3290
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/nis_3.17-32ubuntu4_amd64.deb

Additional info:

11:36 root at sloy/x86_64 [sources.list.d] >lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release:        12.04

11:36 root at sloy/x86_64 [sources.list.d] >apt-cache policy nis
nis:
  Installed: 3.17-32ubuntu1.2
  Candidate: 3.17-32ubuntu4
  Version table:
     3.17-32ubuntu4 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
 *** 3.17-32ubuntu1.2 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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

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