dist-upgrade: resolvconf 1.63ubuntu9 postinst fails with "start: Unknown job: resolvconf"

[Rovanion]

Was running a dist-upgrade on a permanent USB.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: resolvconf 1.63ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.306
Date: Mon Mar 5 22:47:35 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up resolvconf (1.63ubuntu9) ...
 start: Unknown job: resolvconf
 invoke-rc.d: initscript resolvconf, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing resolvconf (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111129.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: resolvconf
Title: package resolvconf 1.63ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Stéphane Graber (stgraber)]

The unknown job message in this case is most likely because upstart didn't see the job appearing because of the use of overlayfs.

Marking this as a duplicate of the overlayfs bug.

Running "initctl reload-configuration" then running apt-get should fix your system in the mean time.