couchdb fails to install because 'chfn' fails

Bug #441308 reported by Lean Fuglsang
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
couchdb (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gdm

Asked for password when upgrading.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 3 13:47:33 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: underproces installed post-installation script dræbt af signal (Interrupt)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gdm 2.28.0-0ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
SourcePackage: gdm
Title: package gdm 2.28.0-0ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: underproces installed post-installation script dræbt af signal (Interrupt)
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-panel:6889): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -3 and height 24
 (npviewer.bin:7565): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_style_detach: assertion `style->attach_count > 0' failed
 (firefox:7185): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_colormap_get_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_COLORMAP (cmap)' failed
 (firefox:7185): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_colormap_get_visual: assertion `GDK_IS_COLORMAP (colormap)' failed

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Lean Fuglsang (lean-ubuntu-cd) wrote :
visibility: public → private
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the issue is a couchdb one

"invoke-rc.d: initscript couchdb, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: fejl under behandling af couchdb (--remove):
 underproces installed pre-removal script returnerede afslutningsstatus 1
 * Starting database server couchdb ESC[80G Password:

su: Authentication failure
dpkg: fejl under oprydning:
 underproces installed post-installation script dræbt af signal (Interrupt)
Der opstod fejl under behandlingen:
 couchdb"

visibility: private → public
affects: gdm (Ubuntu) → couchdb (Ubuntu)
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

The first trace of the failure I was able to find is here:

ætter couchdb (0.10.0~svn809550-0ubuntu1) op...^M
Password: ^M
chfn: PAM authentication failed^M
adduser: `/usr/bin/chfn -f CouchDB Administrator couchdb' returned error code 1. Exiting.^M
dpkg: fejl under behandling af couchdb (--configure):^M
 underproces installed post-installation script returnerede afslutningsstatus 1^M

Chad Miller (cmiller)
summary: - package gdm 2.28.0-0ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: underproces
- installed post-installation script dræbt af signal (Interrupt)
+ couchdb fails to install because 'chfn' fails
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in couchdb (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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