Error on upgrade - Jaunty

[Babu]

Binary package hint: pdns-recursor

On trying to update pdns-recursor through Update manager, the following error was reported :

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
dpkg: error processing pdns-recursor (--configure):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration.

Tried reinstall using the command :

sudo apt-get install --reinstall pdns-recursor

Returns the error :

Preparing to replace pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1 (using .../pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
 * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
postinst called with unknown argument `abort-upgrade'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Package: pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: pdns-recursor
Title: package pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-02063004-generic i686

[Imre Gergely (cemc)]

Could you upload your current /etc/init.d/pdns-recursor file to http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/ please?

Thanks.

[Babu (kalakrishnan)]

Done. Thanks for the prompt response.

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Imre Gergely <email address hidden> wrote:

> Could you upload your current /etc/init.d/pdns-recursor file to
> http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/ please?
>
> Thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: pdns-recursor (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> Error on upgrade - Jaunty
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/505788
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “pdns-recursor” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: pdns-recursor
>
> On trying to update pdns-recursor through Update manager, the following
> error was reported :
>
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
> dpkg: error processing pdns-recursor (--configure):
> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
> reinstall it before attempting configuration.
>
> Tried reinstall using the command :
>
> sudo apt-get install --reinstall pdns-recursor
>
> Returns the error :
>
> Preparing to replace pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1 (using
> .../pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb) ...
> * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor
> invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor
> invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> postinst called with unknown argument `abort-upgrade'
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status
> 1
> Package: pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1
> SourcePackage: pdns-recursor
> Title: package pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Uname: Linux 2.6.30-02063004-generic i686
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pdns-recursor/+bug/505788/+subscribe
>

[Babu (kalakrishnan)]

This is the link to the file I pasted

http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/356137/

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 10:34 PM, BK <email address hidden> wrote:

> Done. Thanks for the prompt response.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Imre Gergely <email address hidden> wrote:
>
>> Could you upload your current /etc/init.d/pdns-recursor file to
>> http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/ please?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> ** Changed in: pdns-recursor (Ubuntu)
>> Status: New => Incomplete
>>
>> --
>> Error on upgrade - Jaunty
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/505788
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in “pdns-recursor” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Binary package hint: pdns-recursor
>>
>> On trying to update pdns-recursor through Update manager, the following
>> error was reported :
>>
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>> /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb
>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>> A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
>> dpkg: error processing pdns-recursor (--configure):
>> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
>> reinstall it before attempting configuration.
>>
>> Tried reinstall using the command :
>>
>> sudo apt-get install --reinstall pdns-recursor
>>
>> Returns the error :
>>
>> Preparing to replace pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1 (using
>> .../pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb) ...
>> * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor
>> invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
>> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
>> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
>> * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor
>> invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
>> dpkg: error processing
>> /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
>> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
>> postinst called with unknown argument `abort-upgrade'
>> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
>> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>> /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb
>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>>
>> ProblemType: Package
>> Architecture: i386
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
>> ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status
>> 1
>> Package: pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1
>> SourcePackage: pdns-recursor
>> Title: package pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade:
>> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
>> Uname: Linux 2.6.30-02063004-generic i686
>>
>> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pdns-recursor/+bug/505788/+subscribe
>>
>
>

[Imre Gergely (cemc)]

What version of pdns-recursor do you have installed currently? Please paste output of the following commands:

apt-cache policy pdns-recursor
dpkg -l 'pdns-recursor'

Did you try to install a package manually? Did you edit the init script by any change between installs?

[Babu (kalakrishnan)]

Output of "apt-cache policy pdns-recursor"
-------------------------------------
pdns-recursor:
  Installed: 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1
  Candidate: 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2
  Version table:
     3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2 0
        500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages
        500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Packages
 *** 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.1.7-2 0
        500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
----------------------------------

Output of "dpkg -l pdns-recursor"

Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
|
Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
iFR pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0 PowerDNS recursor

--------------------------------------------------------

Note that these are the outputs of the system after the failure in upgrading
the package. I haven't done anything further with it.

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Imre Gergely <email address hidden> wrote:

> What version of pdns-recursor do you have installed currently? Please
> paste output of the following commands:
>
> apt-cache policy pdns-recursor
> dpkg -l 'pdns-recursor'
>
> Did you try to install a package manually? Did you edit the init script
> by any change between installs?
>
> --
> Error on upgrade - Jaunty
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/505788
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “pdns-recursor” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: pdns-recursor
>
> On trying to update pdns-recursor through Update manager, the following
> error was reported :
>
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
> dpkg: error processing pdns-recursor (--configure):
> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
> reinstall it before attempting configuration.
>
> Tried reinstall using the command :
>
> sudo apt-get install --reinstall pdns-recursor
>
> Returns the error :
>
> Preparing to replace pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1 (using
> .../pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb) ...
> * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor
> invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor
> invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> postinst called with unknown argument `abort-upgrade'
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
...

[Imre Gergely (cemc)]

I see that pdns-recursor is not started by default. If you're not using it, or don't have any special configuration done, could you try the following:

- save the directory /etc/powerdns to some other dir, like: cp -a /etc/powerdns /root
- apt-get --purge remove pdns-recursor (this should remove the package and all related files)
- apt-get update
- apt-get install pdns-recursor (this should install the new version ubuntu0.2)

Please try this and let me know what happens.

[Babu (kalakrishnan)]

No luck - even purge seems to fail. This is my console output on trying that :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ sudo apt-get --purge remove pdns-recursor
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  pdns-recursor*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 1114kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
dpkg: error processing pdns-recursor (--purge):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 pdns-recursor
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
========================================================

I then tried the reinstall as suggested by apt-get, and that too failed with the following output :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install pdns-recursor
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  pdns-recursor
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/446kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package pdns-recursor.
(Reading database ... 224913 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace pdns-recursor 3.1.7-2ubuntu0.1 (using .../pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
 * Stopping PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
postinst called with unknown argument `abort-upgrade'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/pdns-recursor_3.1.7-2ubuntu0.2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
========================================================

Please advice on further course of action.

[Imre Gergely (cemc)]

I'm kind of guessing from now on... what I would try now is the following:

- edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/pdns-recursor.prerm file, and add the following line after the line with 'set -e':
  set -x
- then edit /etc/init.d/pdns-recursor and add the same line after the first one (#!/bin/sh)
- then try a reinstall again like this:

  apt-get --reinstall install pdns-recursor | tee /tmp/pdns-recursor-install.log

- then attach the logfile to this bugreport.

This way maybe we can see where the .prerm script craps out, as this should give a lot of output.

[Babu (kalakrishnan)]

Here's the log file generated from "sudo apt-get --reinstall install pdns-recursor | tee /tmp/pdns-recursor-install.log"

[Ben Jackson (benjackson84)]

Any luck here guys? I'm getting the exact same problem as you.

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