package cacti 1.1.18+ds1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Valmar Moritz]

during upgrade to ubuntu 17.10 cacti failed to connect to database, upgrade of cacti failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: cacti 1.1.18+ds1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 1 20:49:20 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-10 (326 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5
SourcePackage: cacti
Title: package cacti 1.1.18+ds1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-11-01 (0 days ago)

[Paul Gevers (paul-climbing)]

cacti uses dbconfig-common to handle database updates. For upgrades to succeed, the database needs to be running. Was MariaDB running?

Upon failure, dbconfig-common askes for your input and asks you what to do. What did you answer?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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