package ntp 1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed ntp package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1. That was during upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to Ubuntu 22.4 LTS

[Paulo Renan]

That was during upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to Ubuntu 22.4 LTS

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ntp 1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-173.191-generic 5.4.265
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-173-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: aws
CloudName: aws
CloudPlatform: ec2
CloudRegion: eu-west-1
CloudSubPlatform: metadata (http://169.254.169.254)
Date: Fri Mar 8 15:47:51 2024
Ec2AMI: ami-08d173829f9c8b08b
Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown)
Ec2Architecture: x86_64
Ec2AvailabilityZone: eu-west-1c
Ec2Imageid: ami-08d173829f9c8b08b
Ec2InstanceType: t2.large
Ec2Instancetype: t2.large
Ec2Kernel: unavailable
Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable
Ec2Region: eu-west-1
ErrorMessage: installed ntp package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-173-generic root=UUID=877c5daf-9427-49e3-8656-437c3f30fc84 ro console=tty1 console=ttyS0
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.3
 apt 2.4.11
SourcePackage: ntp
Title: package ntp 1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed ntp package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2024-03-08 (0 days ago)

[Paulo Renan (paulo-squint)]

After the error reported, the upgrade process gave the following output

The upgrade has aborted. Your system could be in an unusable state. A
recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a).

Setting up ntp (1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1ubuntu2) ...
ntp-systemd-netif.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
insserv: warning: current stop runlevel(s) (1) of script `ntp' overrides LSB defaults (empty).
Job for ntp.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status ntp.service" and "journalctl -xeu ntp.service" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "start" failed.
× ntp.service - Network Time Service
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ntp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2024-03-08 15:57:10 UTC; 6ms ago
       Docs: man:ntpd(8)
    Process: 98959 ExecStart=/usr/lib/ntp/ntp-systemd-wrapper (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 ntpd[98984]: proto: precision = 0.625 usec (-21)
Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 ntpd[98984]: basedate set to 2022-02-04
Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 ntpd[98984]: gps base set to 2022-02-06 (week 2196)
Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 ntpd[98984]: leapsecond file ('/usr/share/zoneinfo/leap-seconds.list'): good hash signature
Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 ntpd[98984]: leapsecond file ('/usr/share/zoneinfo/leap-seconds.list'): loaded, expire=2024-12-28T00:00:00Z last=2017-01-01T00:00:00Z ofs=37
Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 ntpd[98984]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - another process may be running - EXITING
Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 ntpd[98959]: daemon child exited with code 1
Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 systemd[1]: ntp.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 systemd[1]: ntp.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mar 08 15:57:10 ip-172-31-35-186 systemd[1]: Failed to start Network Time Service.
invoke-rc.d: release upgrade in progress, error is not fatal

Upgrade complete

The upgrade has completed but there were errors during the upgrade
process.