diff -u rrdtool-1.4.7/debian/changelog rrdtool-1.4.7/debian/changelog
--- rrdtool-1.4.7/debian/changelog
+++ rrdtool-1.4.7/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+rrdtool (1.4.7-1ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix "fails to install, postinst, invoke-rc.d rrdcached start, start-
+    stop-daemon, segfault":
+    (re-)create /var/lib/rrdcached/{journal,db} in init script.
+    (LP: #985341)
+
+ -- Bryan Quigley <bryan.quigley@canonical.com>  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:15:10 +0000
+
 rrdtool (1.4.7-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * [b59bb994] Merge commit 'upstream/1.4.7'
diff -u rrdtool-1.4.7/debian/rrdcached.init.d rrdtool-1.4.7/debian/rrdcached.init.d
--- rrdtool-1.4.7/debian/rrdcached.init.d
+++ rrdtool-1.4.7/debian/rrdcached.init.d
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 		return 0
 	fi
 
+	# make sure we have the needed directories
+	mkdir -p /var/lib/rrdcached/journal/
+	mkdir -p /var/lib/rrdcached/db/
+
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --pidfile "$PIDFILE" \
 		--exec $DAEMON -- $OPTS -p "$PIDFILE"
 }