package resolvconf 1.63ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Mike Mestnik]

I don't know what's going on here. This is a USB live image where I've followed the steps to fold the cow image into the ro one.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: resolvconf 1.63ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic-pae 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.304
Date: Fri Feb 24 00:46:15 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up resolvconf (1.63ubuntu8) ...
 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 i386 (20111220)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: resolvconf
Title: package resolvconf 1.63ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

Hi Mike,

The error in the log is:

Setting up resolvconf (1.63ubuntu8) ...
start: Unknown job: resolvconf
invoke-rc.d: initscript resolvconf, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing resolvconf (--configure):

The history.log shows that this is an initial installation of the resolvconf package; apparently you're upgrading a live image that was created before resolvconf was installed by default in precise. As a result, you're being affected by the kernel's lack of inotify support on overlayfs (bug #882147). To work around this, you can manually run 'sudo initctl reload-configuration' from the commandline to tell upstart about the new package, then run 'dpkg --configure -a' to let resolvconf be started correctly.