package vsftpd 2.2.2-3ubuntu7.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3

[Bogdan Cimpoesu]

Binary package hint: vsftpd

Further information:

Update manager prompted me that there are some updates available among which vsftpd so I started the update but the process failed for vsftpd

1.
:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04

2.
bogdan@bogdan-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy vsftpd
vsftpd:
  Installed: 2.2.2-3ubuntu7.1
  Candidate: 2.2.2-3ubuntu7.1
  Version table:
 *** 2.2.2-3ubuntu7.1 0
        500 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.2.2-3ubuntu6 0
        500 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages

3.
The upgrade should have completed successfully.

4. The upgrade process failed with the below error:
package vsftpd 2.2.2-3ubuntu7.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: vsftpd 2.2.2-3ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Sep 28 18:32:16 2010
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: vsftpd
Title: package vsftpd 2.2.2-3ubuntu7.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3

[Mathias Gug (mathiaz)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Was vsftp up and running before the upgrade started?

[Bogdan Cimpoesu (bogdan-cimpoesu)]

Yes, vsftpd was running fine before the upgrade started. It seems to be running ok now as well.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for vsftpd (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]