package openssh-server 1:5.8p1-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jason Odoom]

Encountered during Partial upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: openssh-server 1:5.8p1-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: hostname 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jul 15 13:02:29 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
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 1:5.8p1-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-15 (0 days ago)

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

From the log:

Setting up libvirt-bin (0.8.8-1ubuntu6.2) ...
Adding group `libvirtd' (GID 132) ...
groupadd: cannot lock /etc/group; try again later.
addgroup: `/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 132 libvirtd' returned error code 10. Exiting.

Please remove /etc/group.lock and run:

'sudo dpkg --configure -a"

[Jason Odoom (jasonodoom)]

Here is the output of command 'sudo dpkg --configure -a': jasono@Ubuntu:~$
sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up qemu-kvm (0.14.0+noroms-0ubuntu4.3) ...
qemu-kvm start/running
Setting up libvirt-bin (0.8.8-1ubuntu6.2) ...
Adding group `libvirtd' (GID 134) ...
Done.
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/libvirt -g kvm -s /bin/false -u 119
libvirt-qemu' returned error code 1. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing libvirt-bin (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up kvm (1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu16+0.14.0+noroms+0ubuntu4.3) ...
Setting up openssh-server (1:5.8p1-1ubuntu3) ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/run/sshd -g nogroup -s /usr/sbin/nologin
-u 119 sshd' returned error code 1. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing openssh-server (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.1; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.1 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-virt-server:
 ubuntu-virt-server depends on libvirt-bin; however:
  Package libvirt-bin is not configured yet.
 ubuntu-virt-server depends on openssh-server; however:
  Package openssh-server is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-virt-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libvirt-bin
 openssh-server
 mysql-server
 ubuntu-virt-server
jasono@Ubuntu:~$

Removed passwd.lock and still received an error:
root@Ubuntu:/home/jasono# dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libvirt-bin (0.8.8-1ubuntu6.2) ...
libvirt-bin start/running, process 4041
Setting up openssh-server (1:5.8p1-1ubuntu3) ...
ssh start/running, process 4239
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.1; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.1 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for python-central ...
Setting up ubuntu-virt-server (1.3) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server
root@Ubuntu:/home/jasono#

Sent from Ubuntu <http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop>.

On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Andreas Moog <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> >From the log:
>
> Setting up libvirt-bin (0.8.8-1ubuntu6.2) ...
> Adding group `libvirtd' (GID 132) ...
> groupadd: cannot lock /etc/group; try again later.
> addgroup: `/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 132 libvirtd' returned error code 10.
> Exiting.
>
> Please remove /etc/group.lock and run:
>
> 'sudo dpkg --configure -a"
>
> ** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Invalid
>
> ** Converted to question:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+question/164934
>
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