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nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package

nvidia-331.postrm calls `stop nvidia-persistenced`, but upstart job has been removed

Bug #1394348 reported by Jason Gerard DeRose
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nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (331.89-0ubuntu5) will fail to remove/purge nvidia-331 when /usr/bin/nvidia-persistenced is running.

The reason is the nvidia-331.postrm script hasn't been updated to reflect that nvidia-persistenced is now started via udev rather than Upstart (the Upstart job has been removed).

The offending lines in nvidia-331.postrm:

        # Remove the nvidia-persistenced user
        if id "$NVPD_USER" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
            stop nvidia-persistenced || true
            userdel "$NVPD_USER"
        fi

When /usr/bin/nvidia-persistenced is running, `userdel "$NVPD_USER"` will cause the postrm script to exit with a non-zero status, leaving dpkg in a broken state.

I believe the correct fix is:

        # Remove the nvidia-persistenced user
        if id "$NVPD_USER" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
            /usr/bin/stop-nvidia-persistenced
            userdel "$NVPD_USER"
        fi

Or for extra safety, I like this fix even better:

        # Remove the nvidia-persistenced user
        if id "$NVPD_USER" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
            /usr/bin/stop-nvidia-persistenced || true
            userdel "$NVPD_USER" || true
        fi

Although /usr/bin/stop-nvidia-persistenced will exit with 0 even if nvidia-persistenced wasn't running, I don't see any reason to risk a broken dpkg state when there were problems stopping nvidia-persistenced, or problems removing its user.

Same problem exists with nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates.

Tags: patch
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Jason Gerard DeRose (jderose) wrote :

Ah, one thing I had wrong.... /usr/bin/stop-nvidia-persistenced needs to be called in nvidia-331.prerm, not nvidia-331.postrm

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Jason Gerard DeRose (jderose) wrote :

This fix seems to be working well. I have test packages here if anyone wants to test them:

https://launchpad.net/~jderose/+archive/ubuntu/nvidia-test

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tags: added: patch
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

Every time i get a newer driver version, i need first to manually purge the previous installed one, due to that bug.
Wonder when the canonical team will take care of all the graphic issues laying around ?

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Chad Miller (cmiller)
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Critical
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Jason Gerard DeRose (jderose) wrote :

Thanks, Chad!

Note that I'm almostready with a revised patch, so my current patch shoudl be ignored for now.

My revised patch will incorporate your suggestion for the preinst script.

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Jason Gerard DeRose (jderose) wrote :

To hopefully make this fix easier for the nvidia driver maintainers to integrate across all affected versions (including those in the xorg-edgers PPA), here's a github pull request for the nvidia-331 branch:

https://github.com/tseliot/nvidia-graphics-drivers/pull/7

debdiff coming shortly.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 - 331.113-0ubuntu2

---------------
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (331.113-0ubuntu2) vivid; urgency=medium

  [ Jason Gerard DeRose ]
  * debian/templates/nvidia-graphics-drivers.postrm.in:
    - Fix broken postrm script, plus add work-around for upgrading
      from previous broken versions of the same (LP: #1394348).
    - No longer call `stop nvidia-persistenced` as the Upstart job was
      removed in 331.89-0ubuntu3.
    - Remove "nvidia-persistenced" user/group in a failsafe manner
      (ie. even if userdel fails, postrm will not exit with a non-zero
      status).
  * debian/templates/nvidia-graphics-drivers.preinst.in:
    - Call `/usr/bin/stop-nvidia-persistenced` to work-around
      the broken postrm script introduced in 331.89-0ubuntu3; without
      this, upgrading between major nvidia driver versions (eg. 331=>343)
      will break.
  * debian/templates/nvidia-graphics-drivers.prerm.in:
    - Call `/usr/bin/stop-nvidia-persistenced` so that the
      nvidia-persistenced process is killed prior to the postrm script
      being called (which means that removing the "nvidia-persistenced"
      user/group can actually succeed).
 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:33:28 +0100

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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