package ejabberd 15.03-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Shyam Yadav]

I was installing ejabberd package using apt-get install ejabberd command and after processing few percentage it got crashed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: ejabberd 15.03-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-22.27-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 19 18:35:06 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:ejabberd:15.03-2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-17 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: ejabberd
Title: package ejabberd 15.03-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Philipp Huebner (debalance-debian)]

This is because ejabberd failed to start, which can have many different reasons.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for ejabberd (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]