apport 1.17.1-0ubuntu3 start: Job is already running: apport invoke-rc.d: initscript apport, action "start" failed.

[C de-Avillez]

Binary package hint: apport

apport 1.17.1-0ubuntu3 fails to configure if apport is already running. Error on post-installation script:

Setting up python-apport (1.17.1-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for python-central ...
Setting up apport-retrace (1.17.1-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up apport (1.17.1-0ubuntu3) ...
start: Job is already running: apport
invoke-rc.d: initscript apport, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing apport (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-gtk:
 apport-gtk depends on apport (>= 0.41); however:
  Package apport is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing apport-gtk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-12-generic
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 apport
 apport-gtk
Log ended: 2011-01-26 07:32:07

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: apport 1.17.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 26 07:44:57 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: apport