package policykit 0.9-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade with "chown: invalid group: `root:polkituser'"

Bug #688996 reported by Peter Miles
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policykit (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: policykit

failed to instal

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: policykit 0.9-4ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-26.48-generic 2.6.32.24+drm33.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-26-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 11 17:36:45 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
SourcePackage: policykit
Title: package policykit 0.9-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Peter Miles (petermiles02) wrote :
shankao (shankao)
summary: - package policykit 0.9-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
- installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+ package policykit 0.9-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade with "chown:
+ invalid group: `root:polkituser'"
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shankao (shankao) wrote :

It happens on karmic as well. Probably from something introduced in the policykit 0.9-4 release.
Confirmed after all the duplicates found.

tags: added: karmic
Changed in policykit (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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