Thank you very much: The problem was solved by removing the files /etc/shadow.lock and /etc/passwd.lock
The problem appeared upgrading from version 9.10 to the 10.04 On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your report. > > The relevant error is > --- > useradd: no se puede bloquear /etc/passwd; inténtelo más tarde. > adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/festival -g audio -s /bin/false -u 116 > festival' devolvió el código de error 1. Saliendo. > dpkg: error al procesar festival (--configure): > el subproceso script post-installation instalado devolvió el código de > salida de error 1 > > > Check that there's a file called /etc/gshadow.lock, and possibly > /etc/shadow.lock, /etc/passwd.lock too; if that's the case, remove them (no > risk), and retry. The problem might come from a crash while using the guest > session: do you remember such a situation? > > ** Changed in: festlex-poslex (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > package festlex-poslex 1.4.0-5 failed to install/upgrade > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573141 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- package festlex-poslex 1.4.0-5 failed to install/upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573141 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
