package ntp 1:4.2.4p8 dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 1

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Binary package hint: ntp

Hi!
Everytime I trie to install or remove a package, this error happens. I don't know why.
Good work by the way,

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: ntp 1:4.2.4p8+dfsg-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Nov 20 11:06:56 2010
ErrorMessage: le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NtpStatus: ntpq: read: Connection refused
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=fd04a205-ec9a-458e-95e3-6cc3b8d33c66 ro splash quiet gfxpayload=1024x768x16 quiet splash
SourcePackage: ntp
Title: package ntp 1:4.2.4p8+dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 1
mtime.conffile..etc.ntp.conf: 2010-11-01T22:20:55

[James Page (james-page)]

Error from error log:

useradd: unable to lock / etc / passwd, please try again later.
adduser: `/ usr / sbin / useradd-d / home / ntp ntp-g-s / bin / false-u 114 ntp 'returned error code 1. Exiting.
chown: invalid user: 'ntp: ntp "
dpkg: error processing ntp (- configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Page (james-page)]

It looks like the installer was unable to create the ntp account as there was a lock on /etc/passwd; please can you check for the presence of /etc/passwd.lock and /etc/shadow.lock to see if this is blocking the process.

If these files are present, please try removing and re-installing ntp. Please update this bug report if this resolves the issue.

Thanks

[[e-mail] (kwintinpark)]

The files were present, so I have removed and re-installed ntp and it works now. Thank you for your help, the problem has been fixed easily I should have to try this before posting.

[James Page (james-page)]

No problem; marking this bug as invalid.