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package winbind 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: groupadd: cannot lock /etc/group; try again later.

Bug #532875 reported by Tania S
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
samba (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
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Bug Description

install failed from auto update.

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 sudo: Install
 winbind: Configure
 sudo: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Mar 5 09:32:31 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: winbind 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package winbind 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686

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Tania S (tania-spicer-short) wrote :
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James P. Carter (jpcarter) wrote :

Changed the package selection to samba.

affects: ubuntu → samba (Ubuntu)
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
summary: - package winbind 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
- installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+ package winbind 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: groupadd:
+ cannot lock /etc/group; try again later.
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Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we can't fix it because your description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem. We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures.
At a minimum, we need:
1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem,
2. the behavior you expected, and
3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).
Thanks!

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Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Thierry Carrez (ttx) wrote :

Looks like a transient error locking /etc/group: please reopen if you can reproduce it.

Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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