package polipo 1.0.4.1-1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Richard Icare]

I am not sure when I was running the update manager, after installing the update it pop up a message telling me that a software package could not be updated?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: polipo 1.0.4.1-1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Aug 8 01:04:40 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: polipo
Title: package polipo 1.0.4.1-1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-16 (26 days ago)

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

from the log:

Setting up polipo (1.0.4.1-1.1) ...
chown: invalid user: `proxy:proxy'
dpkg: error processing polipo (--configure):

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

I don't experience this problem. My system does have the proxy user and group, though. Does yours? Please show me the output of the following commands.

grep prox /etc/group
grep prox /etc/shadow

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original bug reporter. However, if the issue still exists in the latest development version of Ubuntu and you are the original reporter please feel free to reopen with the requested information. If you are not the original reporter, please don't reopen this one but instead file a new bug and reference this one.