package openssh-server 1:5.5p1-4ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: underproces installed post-installation script returnerede afslutningsstatus 1

[Erik Berg]

Installed but fails to startup, no user sshd

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: openssh-server 1:5.5p1-4ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 5 07:37:35 2010
ErrorMessage: underproces installed post-installation script returnerede afslutningsstatus 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
SSHDConfig: Error: command ['/usr/sbin/sshd', '-T'] failed with exit code 255: Privilege separation user sshd does not exist
SourcePackage: openssh
Title: package openssh-server 1:5.5p1-4ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: underproces installed post-installation script returnerede afslutningsstatus 1

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Hello Erik, thank you for taking the time to file this bug report and help us make Ubuntu better!

It would appear that your passwd file was locked for some reason:

useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/run/xrdp -g xrdp -s /bin/false -u 117 xrdp' returned error code 1. Exiting.

You may want to check to see if there are currently running programs that have it locked with

fuser -v /etc/passwd

This should show any processes with /etc/passwd opened and/or locked.

It may also be easier to reboot, and then attempt the update again.

Closing as Invalid.