package login 1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[dogeatery]

I think I first got this error when trying to install software through the App Store and also through the terminal. Then I ran "sudo-apt-get upgrade -Y" and my installation went smoothly. However, I got this error again when I restarted my system.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: login 1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-28.30-generic 3.19.8-ckt5
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 9 00:33:09 2015
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package login (--configure):
  package login is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
DuplicateSignature: package:login:1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu4.1:package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-09 (456 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4.2
SourcePackage: shadow
Title: package login 1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-28 (133 days ago)

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Could you try:

sudo dpkg --configure login

and see whether that solves the problem?

[daniel.r.daugherty (daniel-r-daugherty)]

dpkg: error processing package login (--configure):
 package login is already installed and configured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 login

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:28 AM, Serge Hallyn <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Could you try:
>
> sudo dpkg --configure login
>
> and see whether that solves the problem?
>
> ** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1493590
>
> Title:
> package login 1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade:
> package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure
> (current status `half-installed')
>
> Status in shadow package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I think I first got this error when trying to install software through
> the App Store and also through the terminal. Then I ran "sudo-apt-get
> upgrade -Y" and my installation went smoothly. However, I got this
> error again when I restarted my system.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
> Package: login 1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu4.1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-28.30-generic 3.19.8-ckt5
> Uname: Linux 3.19.0-28-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.4
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Wed Sep 9 00:33:09 2015
> DpkgTerminalLog:
> dpkg: error processing package login (--configure):
> package login is not ready for configuration
> cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
> DuplicateSignature: package:login:1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu4.1:package login
> is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status
> `half-installed')
> ErrorMessage: package login is not ready for configuration cannot
> configure (current status `half-installed')
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-09 (456 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
> (20140417)
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
> apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4.2
> SourcePackage: shadow
> Title: package login 1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade:
> package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current
> status `half-installed')
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-28 (133 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1493590/+subscriptions
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[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Thanks for the information. If we understand right, your next

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

should succeed. I will mark this 'invalid' because it is not actually due
to the shadow package itself. If you continue to have a problem, please
reply here.