package openvpn 2.2.1-8ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 7

[Sinix]

Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: openvpn 2.2.1-8ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-39.62-generic 3.2.39
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 7 20:33:12 2013
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up openvpn (2.2.1-8ubuntu1.1) ...
 invoke-rc.d: initscript openvpn, action "cond-restart" failed.
 invoke-rc.d: initscript openvpn, action "restart" failed.
 dpkg: error processing openvpn (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 7
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 7
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: openvpn
Title: package openvpn 2.2.1-8ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 7
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.default.openvpn: 2012-11-08T20:37:51.118036
mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.openvpn: 2013-03-06T03:38:12.926291
mtime.conffile..etc.openvpn.update.resolv.conf: 2010-07-20T15:53:03

[Simon Déziel (sdeziel)]

@Sinix, your modification to the init script are probably at fault since they are not doing proper checking/error handling and the script is configured to abort on the first error (!/bin/sh -e).