[Bug 952340] [NEW] autofs5 fails to install: post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Dmitri Fedorov]

Public bug reported:

$ sudo apt-get install autofs5
...
Setting up autofs5 (5.0.6-0ubuntu4) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript autofs, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing autofs5 (--configure):
 subprocess installed
Errors were encountered while processing:
 autofs5
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

and here is the apport bug file:

ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 11 16:42:11 2012
Dependencies:
 adduser 3.113ubuntu2
 base-passwd 3.5.24
 busybox-initramfs 1:1.18.5-1ubuntu2
 coreutils 8.13-3ubuntu2
 cpio 2.11-7ubuntu1
 debconf 1.5.41ubuntu2
 debianutils 4.2.1ubuntu1
 dpkg 1.16.1.2ubuntu5
 findutils 4.4.2-4ubuntu1
 gcc-4.6-base 4.6.3-1ubuntu3
 ifupdown 0.7~beta2ubuntu6
 initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu11
 initramfs-tools-bin 0.99ubuntu11
 initscripts 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu10
 insserv 1.14.0-2.1ubuntu1
 iproute 20111117-1ubuntu1
 klibc-utils 1.5.25-1ubuntu1
 libacl1 2.2.51-5ubuntu1
 libattr1 1:2.4.46-5ubuntu1
 libblkid1 2.20.1-1ubuntu2
 libbz2-1.0 1.0.6-1
 libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu5
 libc6 2.15-0ubuntu5
 libdb5.1 5.1.25-11build1
 libdbus-1-3 1.4.18-1ubuntu1
 libdrm-intel1 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
 libdrm-nouveau1a 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
 libdrm-radeon1 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
 libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
 libffi6 3.0.11~rc1-5
 libgcc1 1:4.6.3-1ubuntu3
 libglib2.0-0 2.31.20-0ubuntu2
 libklibc 1.5.25-1ubuntu1
 liblzma5 5.1.1alpha+20110809-3
 libmount1 2.20.1-1ubuntu2
 libncurses5 5.9-4
 libncursesw5 5.9-4
 libnih-dbus1 1.0.3-4ubuntu9
 libnih1 1.0.3-4ubuntu9
 libpam-modules 1.1.3-7ubuntu2
 libpam-modules-bin 1.1.3-7ubuntu2
 libpam0g 1.1.3-7ubuntu2
 libpciaccess0 0.12.902-1
 libpcre3 8.12-4
 libplymouth2 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
 libpng12-0 1.2.46-3ubuntu2
 libselinux1 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1
 libslang2 2.2.4-3ubuntu1
 libtinfo5 5.9-4
 libudev0 175-0ubuntu6
 libuuid1 2.20.1-1ubuntu2
 libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4
 lsb-base 4.0-0ubuntu20
 makedev 2.3.1-89ubuntu2
 module-init-tools 3.16-1ubuntu2
 mount 2.20.1-1ubuntu2
 mountall 2.35
 multiarch-support 2.15-0ubuntu5
 ncurses-bin 5.9-4
 passwd 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu4
 perl-base 5.14.2-6ubuntu1
 plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
 procps 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6
 sed 4.2.1-9
 sensible-utils 0.0.6ubuntu2
 sysv-rc 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu10
 sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu10
 tar 1.26-4
 tzdata 2012b-1
 ucf 3.0025+nmu2ubuntu1
 udev 175-0ubuntu6
 upstart 1.4-0ubuntu8
 util-linux 2.20.1-1ubuntu2
 xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20110809-3
 zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3ubuntu4
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120227)
Package: autofs5 5.0.6-0ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 LC_PAPER=en_DK.UTF-8
 LC_ADDRESS=en_DK.UTF-8
 LC_MONETARY=en_DK.UTF-8
 TERM=screen
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LC_NUMERIC=en_DK.UTF-8
 LC_TELEPHONE=en_DK.UTF-8
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_MEASUREMENT=en_DK.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LC_TIME=en_DK.UTF-8
 LC_NAME=en_DK.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
SourcePackage: autofs5
Tags:  precise
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: autofs5 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

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  autofs5 fails to install:  post-installation script returned error
  exit status 1

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