package squid 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed squid package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Parichay Pai]

 squid.service - LSB: Squid HTTP Proxy version 3.x
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/squid; generated)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2018-11-15 19:01:22 IST; 18s ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 5374 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/squid start (code=exited, status=3)

Nov 15 19:01:22 Parichay systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Squid HTTP Proxy version 3.x.
Nov 15 19:01:22 Parichay squid[5374]: * FATAL: redirect_program /home/pvsp/goog
Nov 15 19:01:22 Parichay systemd[1]: squid.service: Control process exited, code
Nov 15 19:01:22 Parichay systemd[1]: squid.service: Failed with result 'exit-cod
Nov 15 19:01:22 Parichay systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Squid HTTP Proxy version

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: squid 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-38.41-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 15 18:52:31 2018
ErrorMessage: installed squid package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-25 (174 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
 apt 1.6.6
SourcePackage: squid3
Title: package squid 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed squid package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.squid.squid.conf: 2018-06-19T05:15:06.350136

[Karl Stenerud (kstenerud)]

Hi Parichay,

According to the logs:

Nov 15 18:52:26 Parichay squid[12525]: * FATAL: redirect_program /home/pvsp/googleSearch.pl: (2) No such file or directory

Your squid.conf is trying to load this:

    url_rewrite_program /home/pvsp/googleSearch.pl

But the file does not exist. You can either move the file googleSearch.pl back into position, or remove the entry from your squid.conf.