Public bug reported:
Error popped up when upgrading from Ubuntu 22 to 24. It's pretty much
standard ubuntu server with little to no software on it.
Setting up polkitd (124-1) ...
Failed to check if group polkitd already exists: Connection refused
id: ‘polkitd’: no such user
chown: invalid group: ‘root:polkitd’
dpkg: error processing package polkitd (--configure):
installed polkitd package post-installation script subprocess returned error
exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pkexec:
pkexec depends on polkitd (= 124-1); however:
Package polkitd is not configured yet.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: polkitd 124-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-100.110-generic 5.15.143
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-100-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.0-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: none
CloudName: none
CloudPlatform: none
CloudSubPlatform: config
Date: Thu Mar 14 00:36:20 2024
ErrorMessage: installed polkitd package post-installation script subprocess
returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-10-05 (525 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20220421)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.12, Python 3.12.2, python3-minimal,
3.12.1-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python3.12, Python 3.12.2, python-is-python3, 3.11.4-1
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.22.4ubuntu5
apt 2.7.12
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: Upgraded to noble on 2024-03-14 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.apport: 2024-02-22T14:20:00
** Affects: policykit-1 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-package noble
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2057852
Title:
polkitd 124-1 failed to upgrade Failed to check if group polkitd
already exists: Connection refused
Status in policykit-1 package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Error popped up when upgrading from Ubuntu 22 to 24. It's pretty much
standard ubuntu server with little to no software on it.
Setting up polkitd (124-1) ...
Failed to check if group polkitd already exists: Connection refused
id: ‘polkitd’: no such user
chown: invalid group: ‘root:polkitd’
dpkg: error processing package polkitd (--configure):
installed polkitd package post-installation script subprocess returned error
exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pkexec:
pkexec depends on polkitd (= 124-1); however:
Package polkitd is not configured yet.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: polkitd 124-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-100.110-generic 5.15.143
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-100-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.0-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: none
CloudName: none
CloudPlatform: none
CloudSubPlatform: config
Date: Thu Mar 14 00:36:20 2024
ErrorMessage: installed polkitd package post-installation script subprocess
returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-10-05 (525 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20220421)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.12, Python 3.12.2, python3-minimal,
3.12.1-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python3.12, Python 3.12.2, python-is-python3, 3.11.4-1
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.22.4ubuntu5
apt 2.7.12
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: Upgraded to noble on 2024-03-14 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.apport: 2024-02-22T14:20:00
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