[Bug 892747] Re: package slapd 2.4.21-0ubuntu5.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Sander Smeenk]

This affects me too. In a grave way. The package is somewhat unusable
with automated installers and/or puppet/cfengine.


Steps to reproduce:
1) make sure your system has *NO* slapd package installed
2) create /etc/ldap/slapd.conf (contents does not matter)
3) install the slapd package.

Result:
Setting up slapd (2.4.25-1.1ubuntu4.1) ...
  Creating initial configuration... mkdir: cannot create directory `/etc/ldap/slapd.conf': File exists
dpkg: error processing slapd (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1


Also, on a sidenote, your postinst script is braindead. Your package
offers a 'no_configuration' debconf  setting but then fails to install
the package since slapd wont start as there is no configuration:

# debconf-show slapd
* slapd/no_configuration: true

# apt-get install slapd
[ .. ]
Setting up slapd (2.4.25-1.1ubuntu4.1) ...
  Omitting slapd configuration as requested.
 * No configuration file was found for slapd at /etc/ldap/slapd.conf.
invoke-rc.d: initscript slapd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing slapd (--configure):
 subprocess installed 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)

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Title:
  package slapd 2.4.21-0ubuntu5.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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