package nis 3.17-32ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 100

[Michael Kadmiel]

simple dist-upgrade resulted in the failure to upgrade nis.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nis 3.17-32ubuntu1.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic-pae 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon May 14 15:03:41 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking replacement libutouch-geis1 ...
 Preparing to replace nis 3.17-32ubuntu1.2 (using .../nis_3.17-32ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
 invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/nis not found.
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nis_3.17-32ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 100
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 100
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426)
SourcePackage: nis
Title: package nis 3.17-32ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 100
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-23 (21 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.yp.conf: 2012-02-12T16:06:49