package init-system-helpers 1.29ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Chris Tanseer]

error occurred during an update from the Software Updater -- haven't seen any immediately issues as a result

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: init-system-helpers 1.29ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jul 24 15:20:50 2016
Df:

Dmesg:

DuplicateSignature:
 package:init-system-helpers:1.29ubuntu2
 Setting up init-system-helpers (1.29ubuntu2) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/init-system-helpers.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/init-system-helpers.postinst: Cannot fork
 dpkg: error processing package init-system-helpers (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-24 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: init-system-helpers
Title: package init-system-helpers 1.29ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Robie Basak (racb)]

 Setting up init-system-helpers (1.29ubuntu2) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/init-system-helpers.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/init-system-helpers.postinst: Cannot fork

This suggests a local configuration problem - too many process, hitting resource limits, not enough memory, or similar.

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Since it seems likely to me that this is a local configuration problem, rather than a bug in Ubuntu, I'm marking this bug as Incomplete.

If indeed this is a local configuration problem, you can find pointers to get help for this sort of problem here: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

Or if you believe that this is really a bug, then you may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem, explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and then change the bug status back to New.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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