package clamav-daemon 0.95.3 dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bradley LaPlant]

Binary package hint: clamav

The update manager was attempting to update clamav-daemon 0.95.3 on Ubuntu 9.10, but it "encountered an error". Thus, clamav-daemon could not be updated.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 13 11:33:21 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: clamav-daemon 0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic
SourcePackage: clamav
Title: package clamav-daemon 0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic x86_64

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Setting up clamav-daemon Setting up clamav-daemon (0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.10.1) ... chown: invalid user: `Bradley:adm' dpkg: error processing clamav-daemon (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up clamav (0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.10.1) ... (0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.10.1) ... chown: invalid user: `Bradley:adm dpkg: error processing clamav-daemon(--configure)(--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up clamav (0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.10.1) ... subprocess installed post- installation script returned error installation script returned error exit status Setting up clamav (0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.10.1).

You have changed the user and group the package uses.

If you sudo dpkg-reconfigure clamav-daemon and set it back to clamav and clamav it should be ok.