On Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:18:49 +0200 Philipp Matthias Hahn <[email protected]> wrote: > Package: systemd-standalone-sysusers > Version: 260.1-1 > Severity: important > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] > > Dear fellow Maintainer, > > I'm trying to install `openssh-client` inside a Docker container, which > depends on 'systemd | systemd-standalone-sysusers | systemd-sysusers'. > > 1. `systemd` fails to configue with > > Setting up systemd (260.1-1) ... > > Created symlink > > '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/remote-fs.target' → > > '/usr/lib/systemd/system/remote-fs.target'. > > Created symlink > > '/etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/systemd-pstore.service' → > > '/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-pstore.service'. > > Created symlink '/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/[email protected]' > > → '/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]'. > > Failed to enable units: Protocol driver not attached. > > Cannot open '/etc/machine-id': Protocol driver not attached > > dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure): > > old systemd package postinst maintainer script subprocess failed with exit > > status 1 > … > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openssh-client: > > openssh-client depends on systemd | systemd-standalone-sysusers | > > systemd-sysusers; however: > > Package systemd is not configured yet. > > Package systemd-standalone-sysusers is not installed. > > Package systemd-sysusers is not installed. > > Package systemd which provides systemd-sysusers is not configured yet. > > > > dpkg: error processing package openssh-client (--configure): > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > 2. `systemd-standalone-sysusers` fails with > > Setting up systemd-standalone-sysusers (260.1-1) ... > > Failed to read 'basic.conf': No such file or directory > > dpkg: error processing package systemd-standalone-sysusers (--configure): > > old systemd-standalone-sysusers package postinst maintainer script > > subprocess failed with exit status 1 > > 3. With `opensysusers` providing `systemd-sysuers` it also fails with > > Setting up openssh-client (1:10.2p1-6) ... > > groupadd: invalid group ID '' > > chgrp: invalid group: '_ssh' > > dpkg: error processing package openssh-client (--configure): > > old openssh-client package postinst maintainer script subprocess failed > > with exit status 1 > > > This is about 2. > `basic.conf` is part of the package `systemd`: > $ dpkg -S basic.conf > systemd: /usr/lib/sysusers.d/basic.conf
No, it's also in the standalone package: https://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/systemd-standalone-sysusers/filelist does it get unpacked before failing? Do you see the basic.conf file on the filesystem?
