update ubuntu package problem (10.04.2 LTS)

[Peng Yu]

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 8:38 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 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.

Thanks. Got it work.

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Regards,
Peng