package libpam0g 1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Samuel Brock]

regular upgrade to oneiric from natty

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: libpam0g 1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-12.51-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 15 22:22:05 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: pam
Title: package libpam0g 1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-16 (0 days ago)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The error message in the log is:

Setting up libpam0g (1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Checking for services that may need to be restarted...Checking init scripts...
dpkg: error processing libpam0g (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Can you please run this command from a terminal and post the output?

  debconf-show libpam0g

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for pam (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]