[Bug 991354] Re: package ntp 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Page]

Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Setting up ntp (1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3) ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/ntp -g ntp -s /bin/false -u 128 ntp' returned error code 1. Exiting.
chown: invalid user: `ntp:ntp'
dpkg: error processing ntp (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up whoopsie (0.1.32) ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /nonexistent -g whoopsie -s /bin/false -u 128 whoopsie' returned error code 1. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing whoopsie (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up libvirt-bin (0.9.8-2ubuntu17) ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq -g libvirtd -s /bin/false -u 128 libvirt-dnsmasq' returned error code 1. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing libvirt-bin (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ntp
 whoopsie
 libvirt-bin
Log ended: 2012-04-29  13:44:38

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Title:
  package ntp 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
  error exit status 1

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