package netbase 4.47ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: unable to install `/etc/services.dpkg-new' as `/etc/services': Operation not permitted

[Ian]

On upgrading to 12.04 from 11.10 ..shows error quoting "system might not boot properly"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: netbase 4.47ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-21.35-generic-pae 3.0.32
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-21-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jun 24 00:07:59 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: unable to install `/etc/services.dpkg-new' as `/etc/services': Operation not permitted
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: netbase
Title: package netbase 4.47ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: unable to install `/etc/services.dpkg-new' as `/etc/services': Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-23 (0 days ago)

[Stéphane Graber (stgraber)]

That's pretty weird... Assuming you still have access to this machine, can you please add the output of:
 - "ls -l /etc/services*"
 - "dmesg"

The operation not permitted sounds like something is pretty wrong with the file (it being a mount target for example) or something's off with the kernel/filesystem.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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