Your message dated Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:17:51 +0000 (UTC)
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and subject line Re: Bug#996167: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
unknown system group 'plocate' in statoverride file;
has caused the Debian Bug report #996167,
regarding dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: unknown system group
'plocate' in statoverride file;
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: plocate
Version: 1.1.12-1
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks unrelated software
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
I'm encountering this:
[... apt-get dist-upgrade ...]
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Extracting templates from packages: 100%
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
unknown system group 'plocate' in statoverride file; the system group got
removed
before the override, which is most probably a packaging bug, to recover you
can remove the override manually with dpkg-statoverride
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
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Related log from /var/log/apt/term.log from the PREVIOUS upgrade:
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Log started: 2021-10-07 22:55:21
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(Reading database ... 270379 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../base-files_12_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking base-files (12) over (11.1) ...
Setting up base-files (12) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/debian_version ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/issue ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/issue.net ...
[...]
Preparing to unpack .../107-mlocate_1.1.12-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking mlocate (1.1.12-1) over (0.26-5) ...
Selecting previously unselected package plocate.
Preparing to unpack .../108-plocate_1.1.12-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking plocate (1.1.12-1) ...
[...]
Setting up plocate (1.1.12-1) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/updatedb.conf ...
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/mlocate (part of link group
locate) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/locate is dangling; it will be
updated with best choice
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/plocate to provide /usr/bin/locate (locate)
in auto mode
Adding group `plocate' (GID 158) ...
cannot connect to /var/run/nscd/socket
cannot connect to /var/run/nscd/socket
cannot connect to /var/run/nscd/socket
cannot connect to /var/run/nscd/socket
cannot connect to /var/run/nscd/socket
Done.
[...]
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Severity accordingly because this breaks dpkg and requires
manual recovery.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers unstable-debug
APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'buildd-unstable'), (500,
'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-8-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/lksh
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
Versions of packages plocate depends on:
ii libc6 2.32-4
ii libgcc-s1 11.2.0-8
ii libstdc++6 11.2.0-8
ii liburing1 0.7-3
ii libzstd1 1.4.8+dfsg-3
plocate recommends no packages.
Versions of packages plocate suggests:
pn systemd-sysv | nocache <none>
pn systemd-sysv | powermgmt-base <none>
-- no debconf information
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Steinar H. Gunderson dixit:
>Can you say something about what you are upgrading from and to?
Within sid, both times.
Looking at the apt history log (all times CEST):
Last dist-upgrade before getting plocate: 2021-08-10 22:35:00
Next dist-upgrade: 2021-10-07 23:14:00
Today’s dist-upgrade: 2021-10-11 19:27:22
>Is there any good reason why the plocate group would disappear
>that you know of?
Not that… wait, doesn’t schroot copy groups? Let me see…
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! It does! And since my main system is now
bullseye, not sid, this is the first time it broke. In this
case, my sincere apology for the report.
Thanks for asking the right question,
//mirabilos
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