The issue is that the new polkitd installs a file /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/polkitd.conf which creates directories owned by the 'polkitd' user
The polkitd user is created by the polkitd postinst maintainer script But a newer systemd is installed as a part of the upgrade and configured polkitd, which leads to systemd picking up the tmfiles.d config and trying to create the directories, but it errors out since polkitd wasn't configured yet and the corresponding user doesn't exists at this point. Unsure what the right fix is there? Should the user creation be moved to be done in a preinst instead? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to policykit-1 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2054716 Title: package polkitd 124-1 failed to install/upgrade: installed polkitd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Status in policykit-1 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I was working on recreating bug 2054319 and did so by modifying my /etc/apt/sources.list file from jammy to noble and installing polkit and all its dependencies. bdmurray@clean-jammy-amd64:~$ sudo apt-get install gir1.2-polkit-1.0 libpolkit-agent-1-0:amd64 libpolkit-gobject-1-0:amd64 pkexec policykit-1 polkitd Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-6.2.0-26-generic linux-headers-6.2.0-36-generic linux-headers-6.5.0-14-generic linux-hwe-6.2-headers-6.2.0-26 linux-hwe-6.2-headers-6.2.0-36 linux-hwe-6.5-headers-6.5.0-14 linux-image-6.2.0-26-generic linux-image-6.2.0-36-generic linux-image-6.5.0-14-generic linux-modules-6.2.0-26-generic linux-modules-6.2.0-36-generic linux-modules-6.5.0-14-generic linux-modules-extra-6.2.0-26-generic linux-modules-extra-6.2.0-36-generic linux-modules-extra-6.5.0-14-generic Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following additional packages will be installed: libc-bin libc-dev-bin libc-devtools libc6 libc6-dbg libc6-dev libduktape207 libgcrypt20 libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-bin libnss-systemd libpam-systemd libsystemd-shared libsystemd0 libudev1 libzstd1 locales systemd systemd-dev systemd-oomd systemd-resolved systemd-sysv systemd-timesyncd udev Suggested packages: glibc-doc rng-tools low-memory-monitor polkitd-pkla systemd-container systemd-homed systemd-userdbd systemd-boot libqrencode4 libtss2-rc0 Recommended packages: libnss-nis libnss-nisplus The following NEW packages will be installed: libduktape207 libsystemd-shared systemd-dev systemd-resolved The following packages will be upgraded: gir1.2-polkit-1.0 libc-bin libc-dev-bin libc-devtools libc6 libc6-dbg libc6-dev libgcrypt20 libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-bin libnss-systemd libpam-systemd libpolkit-agent-1-0 libpolkit-gobject-1-0 libsystemd0 libudev1 libzstd1 locales pkexec policykit-1 polkitd systemd systemd-oomd systemd-sysv systemd-timesyncd udev 26 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1407 not upgraded. Need to get 34.9 MB of archives. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: polkitd 124-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-18.18~22.04.1-generic 6.5.8 Uname: Linux 6.5.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckMismatches: ./boot/grub/grub.cfg CasperMD5CheckResult: fail Date: Thu Feb 22 08:46:48 2024 ErrorMessage: installed polkitd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-11-02 (112 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230807.2) Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04 PythonDetails: N/A RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks. RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.2 apt 2.4.11 SourcePackage: policykit-1 Title: package polkitd 124-1 failed to install/upgrade: installed polkitd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/+bug/2054716/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
