package ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[dennis]

no idea how to explain or fix the issue, but it is causing me to not be able to access the school network or internet from the school network ethernet switch.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-72.93-generic 4.4.49
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-72-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 19 11:02:59 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-14 (63 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
NtpStatus: ntpq: read: Connection refused
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-72-generic root=UUID=28cffc81-a318-4788-996b-6ba760b5a61d ro priority=low quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: ntp
Title: package ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Hello, your logs indicate some problems. It sure looks like your /usr/sbin/adduser and /usr/sbin/addgroup programs have been modified and that appears to be preventing other programs from running correctly. Repairing this may be difficult depending upon when those programs were corrupted and what might have tried to use them in the meantime.

Perhaps this is accidental and perhaps this is malicious. (If malicious it's very sloppy.)

If you think this is accidental try:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall adduser

The logs:

adduser 3.113+nmu3ubuntu4 [modified: usr/sbin/adduser]

Setting up ntp (1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/dhcp/dhclient-exit-hooks.d/ntp ...
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 32: /usr/sbin/addgroup: use: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 33: /usr/sbin/addgroup: use: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 34: /usr/sbin/addgroup: use: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 35: /usr/sbin/addgroup: use: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 38: /usr/sbin/addgroup: my: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 43: /usr/sbin/addgroup: use: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 44: /usr/sbin/addgroup: use: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 45: /usr/sbin/addgroup: use: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 46: /usr/sbin/addgroup: use: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 47: /usr/sbin/addgroup: use: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 52: /usr/sbin/addgroup: BEGIN: not found
/usr/sbin/addgroup: 53: local: not in a function
dpkg: error processing package ntp (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Thanks

[dennis (dtva)]

i suspect it was malicious, pretty sure it was my teacher in my IT program.
thank you for looking into it and getting back to me. i was having quite a
hard time removing the issue but as i need my system for school i wiped and
re installed losing my data in the process. is there any tips you might be
able to give me in securing my system a little better? currently i use
arpalert,arpwatch,chrootkit,and lynis. any pointers or help would be
greatly appreciated. again thank you for your time.

On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Apport retracing service <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> ** Tags removed: need-duplicate-check
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1684233
>
> Title:
> package ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 2
>
> Status in ntp package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> no idea how to explain or fix the issue, but it is causing me to not
> be able to access the school network or internet from the school
> network ethernet switch.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-72.93-generic 4.4.49
> Uname: Linux 4.4.0-72-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Wed Apr 19 11:02:59 2017
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 2
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-14 (63 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20160420.1)
> NtpStatus: ntpq: read: Connection refused
> ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-72-generic
> root=UUID=28cffc81-a318-4788-996b-6ba760b5a61d ro priority=low quiet
> splash vt.handoff=7
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
> apt 1.2.19
> SourcePackage: ntp
> Title: package ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1684233/+subscriptions
>

[dennis (dtva)]

i also noticed it was extremely sloppy as well, it kind of made me laugh to
be honest

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 3:51 PM, DENNIS TOVA <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> i suspect it was malicious, pretty sure it was my teacher in my IT
> program. thank you for looking into it and getting back to me. i was having
> quite a hard time removing the issue but as i need my system for school i
> wiped and re installed losing my data in the process. is there any tips you
> might be able to give me in securing my system a little better? currently i
> use arpalert,arpwatch,chrootkit,and lynis. any pointers or help would be
> greatly appreciated. again thank you for your time.
>
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Apport retracing service <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
>> ** Tags removed: need-duplicate-check
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
>> report.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1684233
>>
>> Title:
>> package ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade:
>> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
>> status 2
>>
>> Status in ntp package in Ubuntu:
>> New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> no idea how to explain or fix the issue, but it is causing me to not
>> be able to access the school network or internet from the school
>> network ethernet switch.
>>
>> ProblemType: Package
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
>> Package: ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4
>> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-72.93-generic 4.4.49
>> Uname: Linux 4.4.0-72-generic x86_64
>> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
>> Architecture: amd64
>> Date: Wed Apr 19 11:02:59 2017
>> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
>> error exit status 2
>> InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-14 (63 days ago)
>> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
>> (20160420.1)
>> NtpStatus: ntpq: read: Connection refused
>> ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-72-generic
>> root=UUID=28cffc81-a318-4788-996b-6ba760b5a61d ro priority=low quiet
>> splash vt.handoff=7
>> RelatedPackageVersions:
>> dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
>> apt 1.2.19
>> SourcePackage: ntp
>> Title: package ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade:
>> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>>
>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1684233/+subscriptions
>>
>
>

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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