package unattended-upgrades 0.90ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[mathieu kuhn]

Was playing a game in fullscreen mode while the updates ran, in case that affects things.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: unattended-upgrades 0.90ubuntu0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-57.78-generic 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-57-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Dec 27 09:26:49 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:unattended-upgrades:0.90ubuntu0.2
 Installing new version of config file /etc/logrotate.d/unattended-upgrades ...
 frontend: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.
 dpkg: error processing package unattended-upgrades (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-04 (844 days ago)
InstallationMedia: It
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.15ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: unattended-upgrades
Title: package unattended-upgrades 0.90ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-12-27 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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