Installer crashed

Bug #62800 reported by Bonkie
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ubiquity (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Crash during install. I have uploaded /var/log/installer/syslog
and /var/log/syslog to pastebin:

/var/log/installer/syslog
http://pastebin.ca/184952

/var/log/syslog
http://pastebin.ca/184953

Best,
Bonkie

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 130, in ?
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 55, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 264, in run
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 538, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s; see "
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1; see /var/log/installer/syslog and /var/log/syslog

Revision history for this message
Caroline Ford (secretlondon) wrote :

Could you upload /var/log/partman?

Thanks

Changed in ubiquity:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
Revision history for this message
Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Thanks for your report. It looks like you selected a username that's reserved for use by the system ('staff'); pick something else. The fact that this causes a crash rather than a sensible error message is also bug 47861.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

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