package snort 2.7.0-22ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 6

[Reed Kelly]

Binary package hint: snort

reed@reedkub:~/Desktop$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.04

reed@reedkub:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-get install snort
[sudo] password for reed:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  snort-common-libraries
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  snort snort-common-libraries
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
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Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe snort 2.7.0-22ubuntu1 [500kB]
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Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package snort-common-libraries.
(Reading database ... 114027 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking snort-common-libraries (from .../snort-common-libraries_2.7.0-22ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package snort.
Unpacking snort (from .../snort_2.7.0-22ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
usermod: no changes
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up snort-common-libraries (2.7.0-22ubuntu1) ...

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 6
Package: snort 2.7.0-22ubuntu1
SourcePackage: snort
Title: package snort 2.7.0-22ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 6
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64

[Joseph Smidt (jsmidt)]

Thank you for this bug report. Could you be a little more descriptive about what happened. How were you trying to install this application? Could you explain what steps we can take to reproduce this bug? Thanks.

[Joseph Smidt (jsmidt)]

Oops, I'm sorry you did provide this information.

[infurnus (axemaninferno)]

I received the same bug - right after a fresh jaunty install from the live cd. I installed and upgraded all packages at once including snort. This error is occured and prevents system from finishing the update - I still have to run the update manager. Let me know what additional info is needed I can provide.

[infurnus (axemaninferno)]

found the crash report.

[infurnus (axemaninferno)]

Setting up snort-mysql (2.7.0-22ubuntu1) ...
 * Stopping Network Intrusion Detection System snort * No running snort instance found
 * Starting Network Intrusion Detection System snort * /etc/snort/db-pending-config file found
 * Snort will not start as its database is not yet configured.
 * Please configure the database as described in
 * /usr/share/doc/snort-{pgsql,mysql}/README-database.Debian
 * and remove /etc/snort/db-pending-config
invoke-rc.d: initscript snort, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing snort-mysql (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 6
Errors were encountered while processing:
 snort-mysql
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Ropetin Again (ropetin)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:

apport-collect 390444

This will help us to find and resolve the problem. Bear in mind that you may need to install the python-launchpadlib package from the universe repository. Additionally, when prompted to give apport-collect permissions for Launchpad you will need to give it at least the ability to "Change Non-Private" data as it will be adding information to your bug report. Thanks in advance!

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

This bug was fixed in the package snort - 2.8.4.1-3ubuntu1

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snort (2.8.4.1-3ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * Introduce checking on {pgsql|mysql} packages to determine
    if database is configured on installation and not attempt
    to start if it isn't. Closes (LP: #222091)

 -- Dave Walker (Daviey) <email address hidden> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:03:41 +0100