I've not been able to reproduce the specific upgrade scenario which produces this bug but the nis preinst script could handle return codes from invoke-rc.d better than it does at the moment to deal with this problem.
Marking 'Confirmed' and Importance 'Medium' due to the number of bug reports about this issue. Nominating for precise and quantal as this should be SRU'ed once fixed in dev. ** Changed in: nis (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Also affects: nis (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: nis (Ubuntu Quantal) Importance: Medium Status: Confirmed ** Changed in: nis (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: nis (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Summary changed: - package nis 3.17-32ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/nis not found. + [SRU] package nis 3.17-32ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/nis not found. ** Changed in: nis (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Changed in: nis (Ubuntu Quantal) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to nis in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993291 Title: [SRU] package nis 3.17-32ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: invoke- rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/nis not found. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nis/+bug/993291/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs