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initramfs-tools package

package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #979928 reported by Robert Kulagowski on 2012-04-12

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This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	apport (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Martin Pitt
	Precise	Fix Released	Undecided	Martin Pitt
	initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned
	Precise	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Received crash report notification after running Update Manager and subsequent reboot.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 10 15:52:12 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120228)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Related branches

lp:~apport-hackers/apport/trunk

lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu/precise/apport/ubuntu

lp:ubuntu/precise-proposed/apport

lp:ubuntu/quantal/apport

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Robert Kulagowski (rkulagow-gmail) wrote on 2012-04-12:

#1

AptOrdering.txt Edit (505 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (389 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (56.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (23.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (521 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2012-04-12

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2012-04-16:

#2

You seem to have run out of free space in your /tmp partition which is used to build part of this package update.

Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-22-generic
mktemp: failed to create directory via template `/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX': No space left on device
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-22-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Invalid

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2012-04-16:

#3

The reporters /tmp partition is clearly full and they are running a version of apport with the /tmp check for free space. Do you know how this may have gotten through?

Martin Pitt (pitti) on 2012-04-18

affects:

apport → apport (Ubuntu)

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2012-04-18:

#4

Apport currently checks if there are at least 10 MB free. However, that's not enough for building an initramfs:

gzip -cd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic | wc -c
39785472

So I propose we bump the limit for /tmp/ to 50 MB? That also seems appropriate for /usr/.

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2012-04-18:

#5

Fixed in trunk r2285.

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Fix Committed
Changed in apport (Ubuntu Precise):
assignee:	nobody → Martin Pitt (pitti)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-04-18:

#6

This bug was fixed in the package apport - 2.0.1-0ubuntu5

---------------
apport (2.0.1-0ubuntu5) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * etc/apport/crashdb.conf: Disable Launchpad crash/kernel reports for the
    final release. Leave Apport running for whoopsie, though, so use the new
    mechanism for selective problem types.
  * Cherry-pick from trunk:
    - data/general-hooks/generic.py: Bump minimum free space requirement from
      10 to 50 MB. 10 is not nearly enough particularly for /tmp.
      (LP: #979928)
-- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:08:28 +0200

Changed in apport (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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