package bind9 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Tremaine Lea]

Binary package hint: bind9

Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
bind9:
  Installed: 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
  Candidate: 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
  Version table:
 *** 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 0
        500 http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/ubuntu.com/packages/ natty-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/ubuntu.com/packages/ natty-security/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/ubuntu.com/packages/ natty/main amd64 Packages

Expected to upgrade, didn't.

Setting up bind9 (1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.1) ...
 * Stopping domain name service... bind9 .: 7: Can't open /usr/share/sendmail/dynamic
run-parts: /etc/resolvconf/update-libc.d/sendmail exited with return code 127
run-parts: /etc/resolvconf/update.d/libc exited with return code 1
invoke-rc.d: initscript bind9, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing bind9 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: bind9 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 2 22:02:16 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 bind9utils 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
 apparmor 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
SourcePackage: bind9
Title: package bind9 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-30 (33 days ago)

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Thanks for taking the time to submit this bug.

Googling shows several others have run into this, so it definately appears to be a real bug, somewhere.

Did you have senmdail previously installed and then delete it? Do you recall whether you removed it with 'apt-get remove' or 'apt-get purge'?

The file /etc/resolvconf/update-libc.d/sendmail is installed by sendmail's debian/Makefile. I should still expect it to be removed upon uninstallation.

This bug should likely be re-targeted to sendmail. For now I'm marking Incomplete awaiting your response.

[Tremaine Lea (tremaine)]

tlea@quad:/var/log/apt$ zgrep sendmail /var/log/apt/history.log*
/var/log/apt/history.log.6.gz:Remove: m4:amd64 (1.4.14-3), sendmail-cf:amd64 (8.14.3-9.2ubuntu1), sendmail-base:amd64 (8.14.3-9.2ubuntu1), libdb4.7:amd64 (4.7.25-9)
/var/log/apt/history.log.7.gz:Install: libgsasl7:amd64 (1.4.4-1ubuntu1, automatic), m4:amd64 (1.4.14-3, automatic), sendmail-cf:amd64 (8.14.3-9.2ubuntu1, automatic), sendmail-base:amd64 (8.14.3-9.2ubuntu1, automatic), libmailutils2:amd64 (2.1+dfsg1-6, automatic), msmtp-mta:amd64 (1.4.20-1, automatic), mailutils:amd64 (2.1+dfsg1-6), libntlm0:amd64 (1.1-1, automatic), libdb4.7:amd64 (4.7.25-9, automatic), msmtp:amd64 (1.4.20-1, automatic)

tlea@quad:/var/log/apt$ ls -al history.log*
<snip>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3108 2011-01-29 13:27 history.log.6.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17542 2010-12-31 08:01 history.log.7.gz

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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