package whoopsie 0.1.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Denson Dube]

While upgrading Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04, the package whoopsie could not install/upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: whoopsie 0.1.32
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CrashReports: 600:0:0:1045550:2012-04-30 09:19:00.470232000 +0200:2012-04-30 09:23:10.261867325 +0200:/var/crash/whoopsie.0.crash
Date: Mon Apr 30 09:18:59 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
SourcePackage: whoopsie-daisy
Title: package whoopsie 0.1.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-30 (0 days ago)
WhoopsieLog: Failed to find user: whoopsie

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Setting up whoopsie (0.1.32) ...^M
groupadd: cannot lock /etc/group; try again later.^M
adduser: `/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 126 whoopsie' returned error code 10. Exiting.^M
dpkg: error processing whoopsie (--configure):^M
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1^M

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.