package rsyslog 4.2.0-2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: userdel: user syslog is currently logged in

Bug #437027 reported by userdce
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

package rsyslog 4.2.0-2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering: rsyslog: Purge
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 18 23:33:39 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: rsyslog 4.2.0-2ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package rsyslog 4.2.0-2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64

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userdce (userdce) wrote :
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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thanks for your report.

The relevant error is
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Purging configuration files for rsyslog ...
userdel: user syslog is currently logged in
/usr/sbin/deluser: `/usr/sbin/userdel syslog' returned error code 8. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing rsyslog (--purge):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

Affecting to rsyslog

affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) → rsyslog (Ubuntu)
summary: - package rsyslog 4.2.0-2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
- installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
+ package rsyslog 4.2.0-2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: userdel: user
+ syslog is currently logged in
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