package jetty 6.1.20-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Sonylal]

Binary package hint: jetty

package jetty 6.1.20-2
Ubuntu 9.10 - the Karmic Koala
What you expected to happen : Update should work properly
What happened instead : Update failed

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 24 15:28:37 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: jetty 6.1.20-2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic
SourcePackage: jetty
Title: package jetty 6.1.20-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The error is
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.

Affecting to shadow. This is a duplicate of bug 432964. Please add any additional information there.

Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.