package auditd (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Frederic]

see logs

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: auditd (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-104.127-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-104-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14
AptOrdering:
 libauparse0: Install
 auditd: Install
 libauparse0: Configure
 auditd: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Dec 22 09:37:54 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-05 (17 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: audit
Title: package auditd (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Exit code 6 can happen if the audit daemon can't parse its configuration:
https://sources.debian.org/src/audit/1:2.8.2-1/src/auditd.c/#L674

The routine to parse the configuration appears to have copious debug logging:
https://sources.debian.org/src/audit/1:2.8.2-1/src/auditd-config.c/#L321

Did you get anything in /var/log/audit/audit.log that could explain what went wrong?

Thanks

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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