package libldap-2.4-2 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/ldap/ldap.conf', which is different from other instances of package libldap-2.4-2:amd64

[Klaus Schäfer]

package libldap-2.4-2 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: Versuch, gemeinsam benutztes »/etc/ldap/ldap.conf« zu überschreiben, welches verschieden von anderen Instanzen des Paketes libldap-2.4-2:amd64 ist

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libldap-2.4-2 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 25 16:48:52 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:libldap-2.4-2:2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8:Versuch, gemeinsam benutztes »/etc/ldap/ldap.conf« zu überschreiben, welches verschieden von anderen Instanzen des Paketes libldap-2.4-2:amd64 ist
ErrorMessage: Versuch, gemeinsam benutztes »/etc/ldap/ldap.conf« zu überschreiben, welches verschieden von anderen Instanzen des Paketes libldap-2.4-2:amd64 ist
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-23 (122 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140723)
SourcePackage: openldap
Title: package libldap-2.4-2 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: Versuch, gemeinsam benutztes »/etc/ldap/ldap.conf« zu überschreiben, welches verschieden von anderen Instanzen des Paketes libldap-2.4-2:amd64 ist
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.ldap.ldap.conf: [deleted]

[Ryan Tandy (rtandy)]

Thanks for the report. I guess this is caused by https://bugs.debian.org/330695 which is not fixed yet. :/

Easy to reproduce by installing libldap-2.4-2:amd64, removing (but not purging) it, and then trying to install :i386.

Klaus: in this case a workaround is probably to purge the old packages (apt-get purge libldap-2.4-2:amd64 libldap-2.4-2:i386) before trying to install them again.

[Darxus (darxus)]

I'm not certain I had the same problem, but the workaround I used was:

dpkg --force-depends -r purge libldap-2.4-2:amd64 libldap-2.4-2:i386
apt-get -f install

Because apt-get purge refuses due to dependencies.

[Nish Aravamudan (nacc)]

If we were to merge to the latest release in Debian (2.4.44+dfsg-2), zesty will get the Debian fix for this issue. We could then consider backporting the fix from Helmut Grohne.

[Ryan Tandy (rtandy)]

This should be fixed in zesty now.

openldap (2.4.44+dfsg-3ubuntu1) zesty; urgency=medium

  * Merge with Debian unstable (LP: #1663702, LP: #1654416).

openldap (2.4.44+dfsg-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Fix policy 8.2 violation (Closes: #330695)
    + Move /etc/ldap/ldap.conf and manpage to new package libldap-common.