package postgresql-9.1 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04 failed to install/upgrade: "localhost" does not exist

[Martín]

i cant fix this bug :(

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: postgresql-9.1 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-57.87-generic 3.2.52
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-57-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 2 15:05:45 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:postgresql-9.1:9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: postgresql-9.1
Title: package postgresql-9.1 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ads20000 (ads20000)]

I can't seem to reproduce the bug when installing postgresql in Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS amd64. I am using the Quantal (3.5.0-44) kernal however.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

This just says "The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output."; can you please attach /var/log/postgresql-9.1-main.log ?

[Martín (martintolava)]

The content of the log is:

2014-01-07 10:54:24 ART LOG: could not translate host name "localhost",
service "5432" to address: Nombre o servicio desconocido
2014-01-07 10:54:24 ART WARNING: could not create listen socket for
"localhost"
2014-01-07 10:54:24 ART FATAL: could not create any TCP/IP sockets

2014/1/7 Martin Pitt <email address hidden>

> This just says "The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the
> log output."; can you please attach /var/log/postgresql-9.1-main.log ?
>
> ** Changed in: postgresql-9.1 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Title:
> package postgresql-9.1 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
> returned error exit status 1
>
> Status in “postgresql-9.1” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> i cant fix this bug :(
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: postgresql-9.1 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-57.87-generic 3.2.52
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-57-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Thu Jan 2 15:05:45 2014
> DuplicateSignature:
> package:postgresql-9.1:9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04:subprocess installed
> post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 1
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
> (20120425)
> MarkForUpload: True
> SourcePackage: postgresql-9.1
> Title: package postgresql-9.1 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 1
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

It seems you accidentally removed localhost from /etc/hosts then. Please add back a line like

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

[Martín (martintolava)]

​Its there, I past it.

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
127.0.1.1 y460
​

2014/1/7 Martin Pitt <email address hidden>

> ummary changed:
>
> - package postgresql-9.1 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> + package postgresql-9.1 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04 failed to install/upgrade:
> "localhost" does not exist
>
> ** Changed in: postgresql-9.1 (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
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[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Do you have the "loopback" network interface up? Please check that "ip a show dev lo" shows 127.0.0.1. Thanks!