package backuppc 3.2.0-3ubuntu4~lucid1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[David C]

During a standard update.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: backuppc 3.2.0-3ubuntu4~lucid1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-32.62-generic 2.6.32.38+drm33.16
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-32-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 6 10:07:04 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: backuppc
Title: package backuppc 3.2.0-3ubuntu4~lucid1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Dave Walker (davewalker)]

Hi,

Please can you confirm what filesystem you are using?

Thanks.

Useful log extract:
 * Starting backuppc...
2011-07-06 10:07:03 Can't create a test hardlink between a file in /var/lib/backuppc/pc and /var/lib/backuppc/cpool. Either these are different file systems, or this file system doesn't support hardlinks, or these directories don't exist, or there is a permissions problem, or the file system is out of inodes or full. Use df, df -i, and ls -ld to check each of these possibilities. Quitting...
invoke-rc.d: initscript backuppc, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing backuppc (--configure):

[David C (da-cas)]

/dev/sda2 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
I've checked and there don't appear to be any symlinks on the way to /var/lib/backuppc/pc or /var/lib/backuppc/cpool:

df
/dev/sda2 34337068 28708904 3883908 89% /
none 491652 316 491336 1% /dev
none 495880 284 495596 1% /dev/shm
none 495880 360 495520 1% /var/run
none 495880 0 495880 0% /var/lock
none 495880 0 495880 0% /lib/init/rw
none 34337068 28708904 3883908 89% /var/lib/ureadahead/debugfs
/dev/sdb3 932923636 601057404 322462908 66% /terab

df -i
Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on
/dev/sda2 4365984 874645 3491339 21% /
none 122913 854 122059 1% /dev
none 123970 10 123960 1% /dev/shm
none 123970 86 123884 1% /var/run
none 123970 2 123968 1% /var/lock
none 123970 3 123967 1% /lib/init/rw
none 4365984 874645 3491339 21% /var/lib/ureadahead/debugfs
/dev/sdb3 58777600 9238438 49539162 16% /terab

And I can make hard links:

dcastelow@pktdcastelow2:/var/lib/backuppc/pc$ sudo touch testa
dcastelow@pktdcastelow2:/var/lib/backuppc/pc$ sudo ln testa testb
dcastelow@pktdcastelow2:/var/lib/backuppc/pc$ ls -l
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 2 root root 0 2011-07-06 14:08 testa
-rw-r--r-- 2 root root 0 2011-07-06 14:08 testb
dcastelow@pktdcastelow2:/var/lib/backuppc/pc$ cd ../cpool/
dcastelow@pktdcastelow2:/var/lib/backuppc/cpool$ sudo ln ../pc/testa testb
dcastelow@pktdcastelow2:/var/lib/backuppc/cpool$ ls -l
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 3 root root 0 2011-07-06 14:08 testb

dcastelow@pktdcastelow2:/var/lib/backuppc/cpool$ ls -li
total 0
2538384 -rw-r--r-- 3 root root 0 2011-07-06 14:08 testb
dcastelow@pktdcastelow2:/var/lib/backuppc/cpool$ ls -li ../pc/
total 0
2538384 -rw-r--r-- 3 root root 0 2011-07-06 14:08 testa
2538384 -rw-r--r-- 3 root root 0 2011-07-06 14:08 testb

Regards

David

> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:35:09 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 806432] Re: package backuppc 3.2.0-3ubuntu4~lucid1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> Hi,
>
> Please can you confirm what filesystem you are using?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Useful log extract:
> * Starting backuppc...
> 2011-07-06 10:07:03 Can't create a test hardlink between a file in /var/lib/backuppc/pc and /var/lib/backuppc/cpool. Either these are different file systems, or this file system doesn't support hardlinks, or these directories don't exist, or there is a permissions problem, or the file system is out of inodes or full. Use df, df -i, and ls -ld to check each of these possibilities. Quitting...
> invoke-rc.d: initscript backuppc, action "start" failed.
> dpkg: error processing backuppc (--configure):
>
> ** Changed in: backuppc (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
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