package postgresql-client-15 15.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed postgresql-client-15 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

[Ryan Thompson]

I don't have any information beyond the fact that dpkg failed during an upgrade from 23.04 to 23.10. If it's relevant, this dist upgrade was immediately after updating from 22.10 to 23.04 (with a reboot in between).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: postgresql-client-15 15.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-39.40-generic 6.2.16
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Tue Dec 26 12:05:58 2023
ErrorMessage: installed postgresql-client-15 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-29 (3468 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.11, Python 3.11.6, python3-minimal, 3.11.4-5
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.22.0ubuntu1
 apt 2.7.3
SourcePackage: postgresql-15
Title: package postgresql-client-15 15.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed postgresql-client-15 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2023-12-26 (0 days ago)

[Ryan Thompson (rct86)]

The upgrade process automatically ran "dpkg configure -a", which ran successfully. It's not clear to me why the initial upgrade process failed, but I think you can probably close this issue unless you see something suggesting a deeper problem.

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

I tried install + upgrade in a container and didn't see the same issue.
Furthermore kinetic is long time out of date and even the target of the upgrade lunar soon is.

I do not see in the logs why exactly it would fail, but unless we get it reported on active releases I think as well that we can close it for now. Still thanks for reporting, you never know when it is the bit of into that helps for something big ...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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