Public bug reported: $ sudo dpkg --configure libuuid1 Setting up libuuid1:amd64 (2.25.1-1ubuntu1) ... usermod: user libuuid is currently used by process 2043 dpkg: error processing package libuuid1:amd64 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 8 Errors were encountered while processing: libuuid1:amd64
$ cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/libuuid1\:amd64.postinst #!/bin/sh set -e ########################################################################## # This is a partial copy of uuid-runtime.postinst just to make sure # # everyone gets their user renamed (even if they don't have uuid-runtime # # installed). This package used to create the user in the first place, # # but no longer uses it and all handling has been moved to uuid-runtime. # # This (entire file?) should be dropped after this code has shipped in a # # Debian Stable release (so we know everyone has been migrated). # ########################################################################## # upgrade existing libuuid user/group. if getent group libuuid >/dev/null && ! getent group uuidd >/dev/null ; then groupmod --new-name uuidd libuuid fi if getent passwd libuuid >/dev/null && ! getent passwd uuidd >/dev/null ; then # switch existing libuuid user to not have a login shell. if [ "$(getent passwd libuuid | cut -d: -f7)" = "/bin/sh" ]; then chsh -s /bin/false libuuid fi # rename user and set new homedir. usermod --login uuidd --home /run/uuidd libuuid # attemp cleanup of old home directory. [ -d /var/lib/libuuid ] && \ rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /var/lib/libuuid fi # Automatically added by dh_makeshlibs if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then ldconfig fi # End automatically added section $ sudo bash -x /var/lib/dpkg/info/libuuid1\:amd64.postinst + set -e + getent group libuuid + getent passwd libuuid + getent passwd uuidd ++ getent passwd libuuid ++ cut -d: -f7 + '[' /bin/false = /bin/sh ']' + usermod --login uuidd --home /run/uuidd libuuid usermod: user libuuid is currently used by process 2043 $ ps | grep 2043 xnox 16649 0.0 0.0 16392 2184 pts/10 S+ 00:18 0:00 | \_ grep --color=auto 2043 libuuid 2043 0.0 0.0 10676 124 ? Ss Sep26 0:00 /usr/sbin/uuidd $ sudo service uuidd stop * Stopping uuidd generator uuidd [ OK ] $ sudo dpkg --configure libuuid1 Setting up libuuid1:amd64 (2.25.1-1ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-10ubuntu1) ... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: libuuid1 2.25.1-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-6.11-generic 3.16.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.5-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Sep 27 00:19:24 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-29 (393 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130829) SourcePackage: util-linux SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'system-image-cli' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu) Importance: High Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic ** Summary changed: - postinst fails on upgrade - calls usermod, without stopping the daemon first + libuuid1 postinst fails on upgrade - calls usermod, without stopping the daemon first ** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1374648 Title: libuuid1 postinst fails on upgrade - calls usermod, without stopping the daemon first Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: $ sudo dpkg --configure libuuid1 Setting up libuuid1:amd64 (2.25.1-1ubuntu1) ... usermod: user libuuid is currently used by process 2043 dpkg: error processing package libuuid1:amd64 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 8 Errors were encountered while processing: libuuid1:amd64 $ cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/libuuid1\:amd64.postinst #!/bin/sh set -e ########################################################################## # This is a partial copy of uuid-runtime.postinst just to make sure # # everyone gets their user renamed (even if they don't have uuid-runtime # # installed). This package used to create the user in the first place, # # but no longer uses it and all handling has been moved to uuid-runtime. # # This (entire file?) should be dropped after this code has shipped in a # # Debian Stable release (so we know everyone has been migrated). # ########################################################################## # upgrade existing libuuid user/group. if getent group libuuid >/dev/null && ! getent group uuidd >/dev/null ; then groupmod --new-name uuidd libuuid fi if getent passwd libuuid >/dev/null && ! getent passwd uuidd >/dev/null ; then # switch existing libuuid user to not have a login shell. if [ "$(getent passwd libuuid | cut -d: -f7)" = "/bin/sh" ]; then chsh -s /bin/false libuuid fi # rename user and set new homedir. usermod --login uuidd --home /run/uuidd libuuid # attemp cleanup of old home directory. [ -d /var/lib/libuuid ] && \ rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /var/lib/libuuid fi # Automatically added by dh_makeshlibs if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then ldconfig fi # End automatically added section $ sudo bash -x /var/lib/dpkg/info/libuuid1\:amd64.postinst + set -e + getent group libuuid + getent passwd libuuid + getent passwd uuidd ++ getent passwd libuuid ++ cut -d: -f7 + '[' /bin/false = /bin/sh ']' + usermod --login uuidd --home /run/uuidd libuuid usermod: user libuuid is currently used by process 2043 $ ps | grep 2043 xnox 16649 0.0 0.0 16392 2184 pts/10 S+ 00:18 0:00 | \_ grep --color=auto 2043 libuuid 2043 0.0 0.0 10676 124 ? Ss Sep26 0:00 /usr/sbin/uuidd $ sudo service uuidd stop * Stopping uuidd generator uuidd [ OK ] $ sudo dpkg --configure libuuid1 Setting up libuuid1:amd64 (2.25.1-1ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-10ubuntu1) ... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: libuuid1 2.25.1-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-6.11-generic 3.16.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.5-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Sep 27 00:19:24 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-29 (393 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130829) SourcePackage: util-linux SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'system-image-cli' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1374648/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp