package quota 4.00~pre1-7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Iulian Constantinescu]

this came up when i wanted to install the quota package

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: quota 4.00~pre1-7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
AptOrdering:
 quota: Install
 quota: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 2 21:07:49 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: quota
Title: package quota 4.00~pre1-7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Robie Basak (racb)]

From the dpkg log:

quotacheck: lstat Cannot stat `/home/iulian/.gvfs': Permission denied

then:

cannot find /home/aquota.group on /dev/sda4 [/home]

Looks like the problem was caused when quotacheck bombed out.