I am encountering the same problem after apt-get upgrade today. The error is caused by log_daemon_msg() and log_end_msg() function calls in /etc/init.d/mdadm. However, I can not tell why this function is raising an error. I am running Edgy on i686 machine.
** Changed in: mdadm (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- mdadm update fails to stop old version & start new version https://launchpad.net/bugs/61780 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs