package bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[bikermusician]

bind9 just refuses to install and/or work.... period.!

any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Glenn

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-41.89-generic 2.6.32.59+drm33.24
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-41-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jun 5 19:52:59 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
SourcePackage: bind9
Title: package bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Evan Peck (colors)]

Bikermusician,

Can you tell us the install messages:
Run

  sudo apt-get purge bind9
  sudo apt-get purge bind9utils
  sudo apt-get purge bind9-doc
  sudo apt-get install bind9

in a fresh terminal session, and copy THE WHOLE contents of the terminal window,
past it here?

Thank you!
Evan Peck

[Evan Peck (colors)]

It installs flawlessly for me with apt.

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

This is your issue:

Setting up bind9 (1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.5) ...
 * Starting domain name service... bind9
named: chroot(): No such file or directory
   ...fail!
invoke-rc.d: initscript bind9, action "start" failed.

Looks like you are missing files or directories. Please reinstall the whole package as specified in comment #2