package libvirt-bin 0.9.8-2ubuntu17.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #1014576 reported by Ganesh
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libvirt (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libvirt-bin 0.9.8-2ubuntu17.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering: libvirt-bin: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jun 18 15:40:04 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up libvirt-bin (0.9.8-2ubuntu17.1) ...
 useradd: failure while writing changes to /etc/passwd
 adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq -g libvirtd -s /bin/false -u 125 libvirt-dnsmasq' returned error code 1. Exiting.
 dpkg: error processing libvirt-bin (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up libvirt-bin (0.9.8-2ubuntu17.1) ...
 useradd: failure while writing changes to /etc/passwd
 adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq -g libvirtd -s /bin/false -u 125 libvirt-dnsmasq' returned error code 1. Exiting.
 dpkg: error processing libvirt-bin (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: libvirt
Title: package libvirt-bin 0.9.8-2ubuntu17.1 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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Ganesh (ganeshjagtap88) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn) wrote :

Thanks for submitting this bug.

To help us figure out why useradd failed, could you post the results of:

sudo grep dnsmasq /etc/passwd
sudo grep libvirt /etc/group

?

Changed in libvirt (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in libvirt (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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