OSError: [Errno 17] File exists: '/target/var'
Bug #875741 reported by
Paul D Smyth
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #891711: Fails to copy directory over symlink (e.g. /var/lock when downgrading from 11.10 to 11.04).
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| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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High
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Bug Description
No idea, no information given other than the report
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.287
Date: Sun Oct 16 15:09:19 2011
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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| Paul D Smyth (pauldsmyth) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| summary: |
- Install failed on reformatted disk + OSError: [Errno 17] File exists: '/target/var' |
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| Paul D Smyth (pauldsmyth) wrote | #2 |
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I deleted the partition table during the install but I'm not sure it had quite managed to do it correctly. I rebooted, deleted the partition table, rebooted again and then used gparted in "Try Ubuntu" to create the partitions I required. I then ran the install which was successful.