package ruby-rvm 1.6.9-0hostname2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[ramarao kanneganti]

When I am installing the package, I get the error:

dpkg-statoverride: error: syntax error: unknown group 'admin' in statoverride file
dpkg: error processing ruby-rvm (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ruby-rvm 1.6.9-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic-pae 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Mar 23 21:39:19 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ruby-rvm
Title: package ruby-rvm 1.6.9-0hostname2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Mark Finch (markfinch)]

It still affects RVM on my system. This just occurred (for a few weeks, but not a big rush for me)

$ sudo apt-get install ruby-rvm

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ruby-rvm
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 709 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,257 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe ruby-rvm all 1.6.9-0ubuntu2 [709 kB]
Fetched 709 kB in 28s (25.2 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package ruby-rvm.
(Reading database ... 214836 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking ruby-rvm (from .../ruby-rvm_1.6.9-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up ruby-rvm (1.6.9-0ubuntu2) ...
dpkg-statoverride: error: syntax error: unknown group 'admin' in statoverride file
dpkg: error processing ruby-rvm (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ruby-rvm
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

$ sudo apt-get upgrade

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up ruby-rvm (1.6.9-0ubuntu2) ...
dpkg-statoverride: error: syntax error: unknown group 'admin' in statoverride file
dpkg: error processing ruby-rvm (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ruby-rvm
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Avi Asher (avindak)]

Hi,
I am a Linux noob but managed to solve this problem on a Ubuntu 12.04 64bit I found out where the rvm post inst file is located at:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/ruby-rvm.postinst
Opened it and replaced the admin group requirement to sudo:

The file contents are attached.
After changing it save it on your desktop and run the following command to copy the fixed file to the original location:

sudo cp ~/Desktop/ruby-rvm.postinst /var/lib/dpkg/info/ruby-rvm.postinst