Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/996585 Title: cups (1.5.0-8ubuntu6) upgrade to precise fails: invoke-rc.d: initscript cups, action "start" failed Status in “cups” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Upgrading from oneiric to precise (with apt-get upgrade) dies on cups: Setting up cups (1.5.0-8ubuntu6) ... start: Job failed to start invoke-rc.d: initscript cups, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing cups (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Using pitti's debug script (as suggested in other similar bugs such as https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/979877): # cp /cups.upstart.debug /etc/init/cups.conf root@e102475-lin:~# stop cups stop: Unknown instance: root@e102475-lin:~# start cups [waited here for about 2 mins, /tmp/log seemed to be continualy changing in legnth, eventually hit ctrl-C] ^C root@e102475-lin:~# stop cups cups stop/waiting Resulting file: + [ -x /usr/sbin/cupsd ] + [ -r /etc/default/cups ] + . /etc/default/cups + LOAD_LP_MODULE=yes + [ yes = yes -a -f /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel -a -f /proc/modules -a -x /sbin/modprobe ] + modprobe -q -b lp + modprobe -q -b ppdev + modprobe -q -b parport_pc + mkdir -p /var/run/cups/certs + [ -x /lib/init/apparmor-profile-load ] + /lib/init/apparmor-profile-load usr.sbin.cupsd + timeout=10 + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock ] + sleep 0.5 + timeout=9 + [ 9 -eq 0 ] + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock ] + sleep 0.5 + timeout=8 + [ 8 -eq 0 ] + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock ] + sleep 0.5 + timeout=7 + [ 7 -eq 0 ] + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock ] + sleep 0.5 + timeout=6 + [ 6 -eq 0 ] + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock ] + sleep 0.5 + timeout=5 + [ 5 -eq 0 ] + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock ] + sleep 0.5 + timeout=4 + [ 4 -eq 0 ] + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock ] + sleep 0.5 + timeout=3 + [ 3 -eq 0 ] + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock ] + sleep 0.5 + timeout=2 + [ 2 -eq 0 ] + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock ] + sleep 0.5 + timeout=1 + [ 1 -eq 0 ] + [ ! -e /var/run/cups/cups.sock + sleep 0.5 + timeout=0 + [ 0 -eq 0 ] + echo cupsd failed to create /var/run/cups/cups.sock, skipping automatic printer configuration cupsd failed to create /var/run/cups/cups.sock, skipping automatic printer configuration + exit 0 It keeps generating that output over and over until I hit ctrlC. Clearly /var/run/cups/cups.sock is not being created. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: cups 1.5.0-8ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue May 8 16:11:19 2012 MachineType: LENOVO 7484WUL Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: biot: HP LaserJet 4100 Foomatic/hpijs mougins: HP LaserJet 4100 Foomatic/hpijs PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer cam-fse-ps: HP LaserJet 8150 Series Postscript (recommended) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg_root-lv_root ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups UdevDb: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-09 (180 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 02/01/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 5CKT61AUS dmi.board.name: LENOVO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: NONE dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ������������������������� dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: NONE dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr5CKT61AUS:bd02/01/2010:svnLENOVO:pn7484WUL:pvrThinkCentreM58p:rvnLENOVO:rnLENOVO:rvrNONE:cvnLENOVO:ct3:cvrNONE: dmi.product.name: 7484WUL dmi.product.version: ThinkCentre M58p dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO mtime.conffile..etc.cups.cupsd.conf: 2011-10-12T13:03:15 mtime.conffile..etc.init.cups.conf: 2012-05-08T16:05:06 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/996585/+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