package backuppc 3.1.0-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bryce Juber]

Binary package hint: backuppc

problem after un-install and re-install of this program.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: backuppc 3.1.0-9ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Mar 27 15:25:45 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: backuppc
Title: package backuppc 3.1.0-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The relevant error is
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Setting up backuppc (3.1.0-9ubuntu1) ...
Module auth_basic already enabled
Module authz_groupfile already enabled
Module authn_file already enabled
Module authz_user already enabled
Your MPM seems to be threaded. Selecting cgid instead of cgi.
Module cgid already enabled
 * Starting backuppc...
2010-03-27 15:25:45 Can't create a test hardlink between a file in /var/lib/backuppc/pc and /var/lib/backuppc/cpool. Either these are different file systems, or this file system doesn't support hardlinks, or these directories don't exist, or there is a permissions problem, or the file system is out of inodes or full. Use df, df -i, and ls -ld to check each of these possibilities. Quitting...
invoke-rc.d: initscript backuppc, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing backuppc (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

From the error message it looks like a problem specific to your system. Could you please check the possibilities mentioned above ?
Thanks.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.
To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New".
Thanks again!

[Javier Borja (tito-rdrgz)]

Since I'm having this same problem can you please explain what steps you would like me to take?
I would love to help troubleshoot this problem.