*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1010891 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1010891
I don't believe it's an exact duplicate. I received the same error msg described above. Ensuring the TFTP_DIRECTORY existed did not fix the problem. To diagnose it further, I examined file /var/lib/dpkg/info/tftpd-hpa.postrm On or about line 22 I deleted the --quiet so it now reads: deluser --system ${TFTP_USERNAME} Now when I try to remove the tftpd-hpa package, the error dump includes "The user `nobody' is not a system user. Exiting. " This suggests that the postrm script is erroneously trying to remove the 'nobody' user, which is what I had set TFTP_USERNAME to in the tftpd-hpa config file. I next commented out the "deluser ..." line. The package removal now proceeds without errors. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to tftp-hpa in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1010504 Title: package tftpd-hpa 5.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tftp-hpa/+bug/1010504/+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