package salt-minion 2016.11.5+ds-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[vladie odin]

failed to install upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: salt-minion 2016.11.5+ds-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 16 08:54:01 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-05 (742 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5
SourcePackage: salt
Title: package salt-minion 2016.11.5+ds-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-20 (26 days ago)

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

The postinst script failed, because starting the salt-minion failed:

Nov 16 08:53:22 basement-ed salt-minion[17420]: [ERROR ] The Salt Master has cached the public key for this node, this salt minion will wait for 10 seconds before attempting to re-authenticate
Nov 16 08:53:32 basement-ed salt-minion[17420]: [ERROR ] The Salt Master has cached the public key for this node, this salt minion will wait for 10 seconds before attempting to re-authenticate
Nov 16 08:53:42 basement-ed salt-minion[17420]: [ERROR ] The Salt Master has cached the public key for this node, this salt minion will wait for 10 seconds before attempting to re-authenticate
Nov 16 08:53:52 basement-ed salt-minion[17420]: [ERROR ] The Salt Master has cached the public key for this node, this salt minion will wait for 10 seconds before attempting to re-authenticate
Nov 16 08:54:00 basement-ed systemd[1]: salt-minion.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.
Nov 16 08:54:00 basement-ed salt-minion[17420]: [WARNING ] Minion received a SIGTERM. Exiting.
Nov 16 08:54:00 basement-ed salt-minion[17420]: The salt minion is shutdown. Minion received a SIGTERM. Exited.
Nov 16 08:54:00 basement-ed systemd[1]: Failed to start The Salt Minion.
Nov 16 08:54:00 basement-ed systemd[1]: salt-minion.service: Unit entered failed state.
Nov 16 08:54:00 basement-ed systemd[1]: salt-minion.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.

Please fix the authentication on the master, restart the salt-minion, and then run 'apt install -f' to finalize the installation.