package collectd-core 5.12.0-10ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed collectd-core package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Jon Scriven]

Ubgrading to new version of Ubuntu this was an error during upgrade.

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Release: 22.04

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invoke-rc.d: initscript collectd, action "restart" failed.
● collectd.service - Statistics collection and monitoring daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/collectd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-05-10 18:40:03 BST; 5ms ago
       Docs: man:collectd(1)
             man:collectd.conf(5)
             https://collectd.org
    Process: 116897 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/collectd -t (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 116898 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/collectd (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 116898 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
invoke-rc.d: release upgrade in progress, error is not fatal

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=== Command detached from window (Wed May 10 18:40:09 2023) ===
=== Command terminated with exit status 1 (Wed May 10 18:40:19 2023) ===

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: collectd-core 5.12.0-10ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-148.165-generic 5.4.231
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-148-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Wed May 10 18:25:26 2023
ErrorMessage: installed collectd-core package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.6, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.1
 apt 2.4.9
SourcePackage: collectd
Title: package collectd-core 5.12.0-10ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed collectd-core package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-05-10 (0 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.collectd.collection.conf:
 datadir: "/var/lib/collectd/rrd/"
 libdir: "/usr/lib/collectd/"
mtime.conffile..etc.collectd.collection.conf: 2017-09-06T12:55:32.445025

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Charlie Young (charlie-young)]

For me this was caused by the following related bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/collectd/+bug/2006758

After commenting out the hddtemp plugin, the install completes.