On 06/07/07 at 15:28 +0100, Stephen Gran wrote: > This one time, at band camp, Lucas Nussbaum said: > > Package: clamav-base > > Version: 0.90.3-1 > > Severity: serious > > > > Hi, > > > > While testing with piuparts, clamav-base failed to install: > > Setting up clamav-base (0.90.3-1) ... > > Adding system user `clamav' (UID 104) ... > > Adding new group `clamav' (GID 105) ... > > Adding new user `clamav' (UID 104) with group `clamav' ... > > Not creating home directory `/var/lib/clamav'. > > dpkg: error processing clamav-base (--configure): > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > clamav-base > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > Well, I have to say I've never seen this failure mode. Can you assist > me with debugging it? I don't see anything that gives me a clue about > what part of the postinstall is failing or why.
Yes. In a chroot, install debfoster, then run: debfoster -o MaxPriority=required -o UseRecommends=no -f -n apt debfoster Then: apt-get install clamav-base I modified clamav-base to run 'set -x': Setting up clamav-base (0.90.3-1) ... + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ++ '[' '!' '' ']' ++ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 ++ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY ++ '[' '' ']' ++ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/clamav-base.postinst configure '' + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ++ '[' '!' 1 ']' ++ '[' -z '' ']' ++ exec ++ '[' '' ']' ++ exec ++ DEBCONF_REDIR=1 ++ export DEBCONF_REDIR ++ check_ucf ++ ucf -h ++ grep -q debconf-ok ++ echo ok + UCFVER=ok + case "$1" in + DATABASEDIR=/var/lib/clamav + RUNDIR=/var/run/clamav + LOGDIR=/var/log/clamav + '[' -z '' ']' ++ getent passwd clamav + '[' -z '' ']' + adduser --system --no-create-home --disabled-password --disabled-login --shell /bin/false --group --home /var/lib/clamav clamav Adding system user `clamav' (UID 104) ... Adding new group `clamav' (GID 105) ... Adding new user `clamav' (UID 104) with group `clamav' ... Not creating home directory `/var/lib/clamav'. + chown clamav:clamav /var/lib/clamav + chown clamav:clamav /var/run/clamav + chown clamav:clamav /var/log/clamav + '[' -f /etc/aliases ']' + grep -qi '^clamav' /etc/aliases + echo 'clamav: root' ++ which newaliases + newal= dpkg: error processing clamav-base (--install): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: clamav-base -- | Lucas Nussbaum | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
