Debootstrap warning; Warning: Failure while configuring required packages.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

I'm seeing this as well with cobbler installs. Here's the syslog from my system

The errors in Paul's log are the same as what I'm seeing.

Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/w.procps to provide /usr/bin/w (w) in auto mode
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: insserv: Service mountkernfs has to be enabled to start service procps
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: insserv: exiting now!
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: update-rc.d: error: insserv rejected the script header
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: dpkg: error processing package procps (--configure):
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: Setting up plymouth (0.9.0-0ubuntu2) ...
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: dpkg: plymouth: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: plymouth depends on initramfs-tools.
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: plymouth depends on upstart (>= 1.11-0ubuntu3).
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap: plymouth depends on udev (>= 166-0ubuntu4).
Jul 29 10:51:02 debootstrap:
Jul 29 10:51:03 debootstrap: update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Jul 29 10:51:04 debootstrap: Setting up upstart (1.13.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Jul 29 10:51:04 debootstrap: dpkg: upstart: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
Jul 29 10:51:04 debootstrap: upstart depends on ifupdown (>= 0.6.10ubuntu5); however:
Jul 29 10:51:04 debootstrap: Package ifupdown is not configured yet.
Jul 29 10:51:04 debootstrap:

So package "initscripts" was not configured yet. When props & ifupdown debootstrap configuration happens:

Jul 29 10:51:01 debootstrap: Setting up procps (1:3.3.9-1ubuntu5) ...
Jul 29 10:51:01 debootstrap: dpkg: procps: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
Jul 29 10:51:01 debootstrap: procps depends on initscripts.
Jul 29 10:51:01 debootstrap:

At the end it does all work out fine though:
Jul 29 10:52:03 debootstrap: Setting up procps (1:3.3.9-1ubuntu5) ...
Jul 29 10:52:06 debootstrap: Setting up ifupdown (0.7.48.1ubuntu4) ...

I am guessing we have circular dependencies somewhere, which are broken and eventually fixed. This is also related to "init" metapackage, and it's desire for immediate configuration of upstart. This was not present in trusty.

The preseed used in the installation is:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~nuclearbob/ubuntu-test-cases/bootspeed-server-workaround/view/head:/preseed.cfg

And just for information, hitting 'Continue' on the warning dialog made the installation continue and complete.

I believe the situation will improve after https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/init-system-helpers/1.20ubuntu3 migrates to utopic-release, after alpha2 freeze block is lifted tomorrow.

Today's power test does not show any improvement but i see /pool/main/i/init-system-helpers/init-system-helpers_1.20ubuntu3_all.deb in the list of the server iso. (20140731)

Looking at the log:
https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/job/bootspeed-utopic-desktop-amd64-acer-veriton-01/58/artifact/acer-veriton-01-install.log/*view*/

init package is still installed, even though it shouldn't be any more. (It's not essential and priority optional now)

And initscripts package is not configured before procps & ifupdown are. We could add initscripts as pre-depends for procps & ifupdown, but that shouldn't be required as they have depends declared already.

Did another debootstrap, and there are no warnings from debootstrap with utopic now. The jenkins job looks like is failing to partition things?!

Yea, now there is a parted bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/parted/+bug/1352252

But I suppose this is happening before debootstrapping and therefore I could not verify if this debootstrap warning got fixed

[Expired for debian-installer (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

This bug affects Lubuntu Vivid alternate iso and is reported by me via the qa-tracker too.

Details reported at the qa-tracker, test-case

Alternate Install (Unencrypted home) in Lubuntu Alternate i386 for Vivid Daily
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Hardware:
http://www.toshiba.se/laptops/satellite-pro/c850/satellite-pro-c850-19w/

Comment:
Debootstrap warning (Red screen)
Warning: Failure while configuring required packages
at ctrl+alt+F4:
Creating config file /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf with new version
Adding user syslog to group adm
Done
invoke-rc-d: policyrc-d denied execution at start
Setting up ...
...
Setcap is not installed, falling back to setuid
...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
[this is the last line, after that is stopped]
'Going back' and continuing seemed to work, so I continued, reached the proxy question ...
and the installation actually finished with a working installed system.

Affects also test-case

Alternate Install (Entire Disk) in Lubuntu Alternate i386 for Vivid Daily

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1350035