package nfs-common 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6

[Per-Inge]

I have this problem on every update since about a month back

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: nfs-common 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-12.18-generic 3.16.1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 2 20:51:49 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:nfs-common:1:1.2.8-9ubuntu1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-04 (486 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: nfs-utils
Title: package nfs-common 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-04-28 (127 days ago)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The log on this bug shows:

Setting up nfs-common (1:1.2.8-9ubuntu1) ...
Failed to issue method call: Unit statd.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
invoke-rc.d: initscript statd, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing package nfs-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6

This indicates that you are booting systemd. While Ubuntu is migrating to systemd over the next few cycles, it is not guaranteed to work at this point for any arbitrary collection of installed packages.

[foxval (valunf)]

I have the same problem:

Setting up nfs-common (1:1.2.8-9ubuntu1) ...
Failed to issue method call: Unit statd.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
invoke-rc.d: initscript statd, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing package nfs-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nfs-common
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[keshara Dorakumbura (krs4keshara)]

Same issue on my Ubuntu 14.10.

Since the installation of 'nfs-common' this errors started to appear on installation of each package with apt-get.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Aram Paronikyan (paronikyan)]

+1

[Michun (gerhard-kulzer)]

+1

[Ridikuel (marco-mk-computing)]

+1

[William Corrie (bilbo-9)]

+1

[journeyonmyway (journeyonmyway)]

+1

[Per-Inge (per-inge-hallin)]

This is OK now