package kismet (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6

[KC]

After installing kismet I continue to receive a report that the installation was not successful as the group id I entered was not correct so I just removed all files pertinent to kismet from the laptop.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: kismet (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-49-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptOrdering:
 kismet: Install
 kismet: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 28 00:14:32 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:kismet:(not installed)
 Setting up kismet (2013.03.R1b-3build1) ...
 usermod: user 'kc' does not exist
 dpkg: error processing package kismet (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-27 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: kismet
Title: package kismet (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Nick Andrik (andrikos)]

Hi KC,

If you see in the log there is this message:
' usermod: user 'kc' does not exist'
This means that there is no user with 'JMH' username.

Could you please specify a valid username when it requests for the users in the kismet group?
An easy solution is to uninstall and install kismet again.

This issue has been fixed in the newest version of kismet.
It is a duplicate of a previously reported bug and I'm marking it as such.
Please comment here if you need additional help

Kindest regards,
Nick

[KC (m15t3rbl+ck)]

Hello Nick,

   Thanks for your reply. I was able to get it working as I used lower case
instead of caps. Thanks again.

Regards,

Kirk

On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 8:39 PM, Nick Andrik <email address hidden> wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1172993 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1172993
>
> Hi KC,
>
> If you see in the log there is this message:
> ' usermod: user 'kc' does not exist'
> This means that there is no user with 'JMH' username.
>
> Could you please specify a valid username when it requests for the users
> in the kismet group?
> An easy solution is to uninstall and install kismet again.
>
> This issue has been fixed in the newest version of kismet.
> It is a duplicate of a previously reported bug and I'm marking it as such.
> Please comment here if you need additional help
>
> Kindest regards,
> Nick
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1172993
> package kismet 2011.03.R2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
>
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>
> Title:
> package kismet (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
>
> Status in kismet package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> After installing kismet I continue to receive a report that the
> installation was not successful as the group id I entered was not
> correct so I just removed all files pertinent to kismet from the
> laptop.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: kismet (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
> Uname: Linux 4.8.0-49-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
> AptOrdering:
> kismet: Install
> kismet: Configure
> NULL: ConfigurePending
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Fri Apr 28 00:14:32 2017
> DuplicateSignature:
> package:kismet:(not installed)
> Setting up kismet (2013.03.R1b-3build1) ...
> usermod: user 'kc' does not exist
> dpkg: error processing package kismet (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 6
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 6
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-27 (0 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20170215.2)
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
> apt 1.2.20
> SourcePackage: kismet
> Title: package kismet (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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