package vsftpd 2.3.2-3ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3

Bug #849255 reported by David Watson
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vsftpd (Ubuntu)
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Medium
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Bug Description

Came up as an issue when trying to install ..
Ubuntu 11.04
 apt-cache policy vsftpd
vsftpd:
  Installed: 2.3.2-3ubuntu4
  Candidate: 2.3.2-3ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 2.3.2-3ubuntu4 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Expected: package installed
What happened: did not install - does not seem to operate correctly either

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: vsftpd 2.3.2-3ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AptOrdering:
 vsftpd: Install
 vsftpd: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 13 13:48:04 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: vsftpd
Title: package vsftpd 2.3.2-3ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
David Watson (david-watson-l) wrote :
Changed in vsftpd (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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David Watson (david-watson-l) wrote : Re: [Bug 849255] Re: package vsftpd 2.3.2-3ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3

Hi Serge ..

I was able to get this package to work using a work around .. The issue
seems to be that there is already a group for ftp (106) which has been
assigned to gdm .. hence it will not complete the install process ..

The workaround I used was to create an ftp group gid: 123 and then call
the install process again ..

This may not be the best fix, but it did seem to get around the install
issue ..

Cheers

Dave W.

On Thu, 2011-09-15 at 15:39 +0000, Serge Hallyn wrote:
> ** Changed in: vsftpd (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Medium
>

--
David Watson
Sr Engineer
SIT
Kanata, Ont
Canada
613 270-2249

Revision history for this message
Robie Basak (racb) wrote :

I'm looking through old bugs in vsftpd. There have been many changes in the user/group postinst handling since 11.04, so I think it is likely that this bug is now fixed. Please could you confirm? If this is wrong, please reopen the bug. Otherwise, please change the status to Fix Released. Thanks!

Changed in vsftpd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

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