package hsqldb-server 1.8.0.10-6ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jay A. Babcock]

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: hsqldb-server 1.8.0.10-6ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Aug 8 19:34:27 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: hsqldb
Title: package hsqldb-server 1.8.0.10-6ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for this report. Unfortunately, we need some more information before the developers can begin to resolve this issue. From the DpkgTerminalLog.gz file attached:

Adding new user `hsqldb' (UID 116) with group `hsqldb' ...

Not creating home directory `/var/lib/hsqldb'.

Required file is gone: /var/run/hsqldb.pid

Failed to start org.hsqldb.Server.

See log file '/var/log/hsqldb.log'.

invoke-rc.d: initscript hsqldb-server, action "start" failed.

dpkg: error processing hsqldb-server (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Please attach as a plain text file the log file '/var/log/hsqldb.log'.

Thank you for helping improve Ubuntu.

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