package bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Tapani Turunen]

Binary package hint: bind9

update manager failed to install bind9

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-26.48-generic 2.6.32.24+drm33.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-26-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Dec 2 23:34:22 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
SourcePackage: bind9
Title: package bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Hi Tapani, thanks for taking the time to file this bug report and help us make Ubuntu better.

The relevant error from DpkgTerminalLog.txt is here:

Setting up bind9 (1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1) ...
#
 * Stopping domain name service... bind9
resolvconf: Error: /etc/resolv.conf must be a symlink
invoke-rc.d: initscript bind9, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing bind9 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

It would appear that the resolvconf package requires /etc/resolv.conf to be a symlink, and will do so upon installation.

You may want to uninstall resolvconf, or fix it by changing /etc/resolv.conf back to a symlink.

Either way, this is not because of a bug in bind9 or resolvconf, so closing as Invalid.