package rabbitmq-server 1.7.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jeremy Mullin]

Binary package hint: rabbitmq-server

Description: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Release: 10.04

rabbitmq-server:
  Installed: 1.7.2-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.7.2-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.7.2-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.linux.duke.edu/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I expected rabbitmq-server to install

Instead it hung on a password: prompt when starting the server. Password is unknown and not related to sudo
By changing the rabbitmq user to a known password and reinstalling the install will succeed by entering that password.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: rabbitmq-server 1.7.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic-pae 2.6.32.27+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Apr 4 21:26:56 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: rabbitmq-server
Title: package rabbitmq-server 1.7.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1