Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ntp
When installing I get the folliwing error:
sudo aptitude install ntp
[sudo] password for joshua:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
ntp
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Setting up ntp (1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5) ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/ntp -g ntp -s /bin/false -u 119 ntp'
returned error code 1. Exiting.
chown: invalid user: `ntp:ntp'
dpkg: error processing ntp (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
ntp
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up ntp (1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5) ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/ntp -g ntp -s /bin/false -u 119 ntp'
returned error code 1. Exiting.
chown: invalid user: `ntp:ntp'
dpkg: error processing ntp (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
ntp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
ntp:
Installed: 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5
Candidate: 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5
Version table:
*** 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5 0
500 http://ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl karmic/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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NTP client fails to install
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488641
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