package jetty9 9.2.22-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Sundaravenkataraman]

This crash happened while tried to install eclipse IDE.
Detailed log attached with this bug.

Setting up jetty9 (9.2.22-2) ...
Adding system user `jetty' (UID 124) ...
Adding new group `jetty' (GID 133) ...
Adding new user `jetty' (UID 124) with group `jetty' ...
Not creating home directory `/usr/share/jetty9'.
Job for jetty9.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status jetty9.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript jetty9, action "start" failed.
● jetty9.service - LSB: Start Jetty
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/jetty9; generated; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2017-11-08 19:09:56 IST; 39ms ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 8043 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/jetty9 start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Nov 08 19:09:51 sundaravenkataraman-laptop systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Start Jetty...
Nov 08 19:09:51 sundaravenkataraman-laptop jetty9[8043]: * Starting Jetty 9 Servlet Engine jetty9
Nov 08 19:09:56 sundaravenkataraman-laptop jetty9[8043]: ...fail!
Nov 08 19:09:56 sundaravenkataraman-laptop systemd[1]: jetty9.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Nov 08 19:09:56 sundaravenkataraman-laptop systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Start Jetty.
Nov 08 19:09:56 sundaravenkataraman-laptop systemd[1]: jetty9.service: Unit entered failed state.
Nov 08 19:09:56 sundaravenkataraman-laptop systemd[1]: jetty9.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
dpkg: error processing package jetty9 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
...
...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 jetty9
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: jetty9 9.2.22-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 8 19:09:56 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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: jetty9
Title: package jetty9 9.2.22-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)