Creating ubuntu guest fails on extracting adduser from vm-builder

[John Mitchell]

When running the command

ubuntu-vm-builder kvm ubuntu --suite=precise --flavour=virtual --arch=amd64 --libvirt=qemu:///system --hostname="dhyweb01" --bridge=br108 --user="myuser" --pass="password" --rootsize=32G --swapsize=2G --mem=1024 --addpkg=acpid --addpkg=openssh-server --addpkg=nano

I always recieve a failure on extracting files, I have tried multiple mirrors and removed the tmp files. To test this wasn't a box failure I installed a new box (same hardware specs) and same error happened. The download and verify both pass without any errors but the extract fails.

<<snip>>
I: Chosen extractor for .deb packages: dpkg-deb
I: Extracting adduser...
I: Extracting base-files...
I: Extracting base-passwd...
I: Extracting bash...
I: Extracting bsdutils...
I: Extracting busybox-initramfs...
I: Extracting coreutils...
I: Extracting cpio...
I: Extracting dash...
I: Extracting debconf...
I: Extracting debianutils...
I: Extracting diffutils...
I: Extracting dpkg...
I: Extracting e2fslibs...
, stderr:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-vm-builder", line 24, in <module>
    uvb.main()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/contrib/cli.py", line 216, in main
    distro.build_chroot()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/distro.py", line 83, in build_chroot
    self.call_hooks('bootstrap')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/distro.py", line 67, in call_hooks
    call_hooks(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/util.py", line 165, in call_hooks
    getattr(context, func, log_no_such_method)(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/plugins/ubuntu/distro.py", line 136, in bootstrap
    self.suite.debootstrap()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/plugins/ubuntu/dapper.py", line 269, in debootstrap
    run_cmd(*cmd, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/util.py", line 120, in run_cmd
    raise VMBuilderException, "Process (%s) returned %d. stdout: %s, stderr: %s" % (args.__repr__(), status, mystdout.buf, mystderr.buf)
VMBuilder.exception.VMBuilderException: Process (['/usr/sbin/debootstrap', '--arch=amd64', 'precise', '/tmp/tmpJaMnKL', 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu']) returned 2. stdout: I: Retrieving Release
I: Retrieving Release.gpg
I: Checking Release signature
I: Valid Release signature (key id 630239CC130E1A7FD81A27B140976EAF437D05B5)
<<snip>>

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ubuntu-vm-builder 0.12.4+bzr477-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-38.61-generic 3.2.37
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 14 15:18:29 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: vm-builder
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[John Mitchell (mitchellj)]

So when I specify the --tmp directory manually such as --tmp=/var/lib/libvirt/images/tmp the install appears to work wihtout problems.

[Mark Pace (pace)]

I've just tried that as well and if I specify an alternate --tmp, I can create the ubuntu virtual