[Bug 488287] [NEW] boxbackup-server package failed to install

[Anders Bandholm]

Public bug reported:

root at aba:ca# lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 9.04
Release:	9.04

root at aba:ca# apt-cache policy boxbackup-server
boxbackup-server:
  Installed: 0.11~rc2-5
  Candidate: 0.11~rc2-5
  Version table:
 *** 0.11~rc2-5 0
        500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

This is a dump of the install-session:

# aptitude install boxbackup-server 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  boxbackup-server gawk{a} 
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1366kB of archives. After unpacking 3977kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] 
Writing extended state information... Done
Get:1 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main gawk 1:3.1.6.dfsg-0ubuntu1 [500kB]
Get:2 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe boxbackup-server 0.11~rc2-5 [866kB]
Fetched 1366kB in 5s (237kB/s)           
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package gawk.
(Reading database ... 178637 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gawk (from .../gawk_1%3a3.1.6.dfsg-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package boxbackup-server.
Unpacking boxbackup-server (from .../boxbackup-server_0.11~rc2-5_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up gawk (1:3.1.6.dfsg-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up boxbackup-server (0.11~rc2-5) ...
Creating bbstored user.
Adding system user `bbstored' (UID 118) ...
Adding new group `bbstored' (GID 130) ...
Adding new user `bbstored' (UID 118) with group `bbstored' ...
Not creating home directory `/var'.
Starting boxbackup-server: WARNING: Exception thrown: CommonException(CouldNotLookUpUsername) at UnixUser.cpp(82)
FATAL: Failed to start: exception Common CouldNotLookUpUsername (1/27)
invoke-rc.d: initscript boxbackup-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing boxbackup-server (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 boxbackup-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up boxbackup-server (0.11~rc2-5) ...
User bbstored already exists.
Starting boxbackup-server: WARNING: Exception thrown: CommonException(CouldNotLookUpUsername) at UnixUser.cpp(82)
FATAL: Failed to start: exception Common CouldNotLookUpUsername (1/27)
invoke-rc.d: initscript boxbackup-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing boxbackup-server (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 boxbackup-server
Reading package lists... Done             
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: boxbackup-server 0.11~rc2-5
SourcePackage: boxbackup
Title: package boxbackup-server 0.11~rc2-5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-16-generic i686

** Affects: boxbackup (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386

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boxbackup-server package failed to install
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