update ubuntu package problem (10.04.2 LTS)

[NoOp]

On 05/10/2011 06:45 PM, NoOp wrote:
...
> In /etc/passwd there is:
> messagebus:x:105:108::/var/run/dbus:/bin/false
> and in
> /etc/group there is:
> mlocate:x:108:
> and messagebus is missing.
> 
> You could modify /etc/group to change 'mlocate:x:108:' using '$ sudo
> nano /etc/group' and that _may_ temporarily get you past the problem.
> But it's probably more important to figure out why it was changed from
> messagebus to mlocate in the first place.
...
Peng, I give that a go. Just modify & try the update:

$ sudo nano /etc/group

modify mlocate:x:108: to messagebus:x:108:

save. You can always change it back if need be, but I don't think it
will hurt anything to give it a try.

Gary