package libpam-cgfs 2.0.6-0ubuntu1~16.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Majord51]

Error occurred on reboot. Ubuntu 16.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: libpam-cgfs 2.0.6-0ubuntu1~16.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-37.39-generic 4.8.16
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
AptOrdering:
 snapd:amd64: Install
 ubuntu-core-launcher:amd64: Install
 snap-confine:amd64: Install
 libpam-cgfs:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 3 17:06:03 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-21 (746 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.4
SourcePackage: lxcfs
Title: package libpam-cgfs 2.0.6-0ubuntu1~16.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Stéphane Graber (stgraber)]

System ran out of memory.

[Stéphane Graber (stgraber)]

To clarify, the logs attached show the system running out of memory while processing the pam configuration during the upgrade. This occurred after the system was booted for two days, so you may have gotten the apport crash report after reboot, but the problem didn't occur during boot and was caused by your system running out of memory in the middle of the upgrade.