package passwd 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Harish]

This is happening:

1. On everytime i boot ubuntu
2. Whenever i try to install new packages

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: passwd 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
AptOrdering: passwd: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 26 16:56:28 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
SourcePackage: shadow
Title: package passwd 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The error in your log was:

/var/lib/dpkg/info/passwd.postinst: line 19: /usr/local/bin/getent: No such file or directory

This indicates that you had a locally-installed 'getent' command under /usr/local/bin on your system that conflicted with the system 'getent' command. This is not a bug in Ubuntu.