package ssl-cert 1.0.28ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Bram Noordzij]

apt-get upgrade immediately after dist-upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ssl-cert 1.0.28ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering: ssl-cert: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 5 09:32:53 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up ssl-cert (1.0.28ubuntu0.1) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssl-cert.postinst: 48: /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssl-cert.postinst: make-ssl-cert: not found
 dpkg: error processing ssl-cert (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up ssl-cert (1.0.28ubuntu0.1) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssl-cert.postinst: 48: /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssl-cert.postinst: make-ssl-cert: not found
 dpkg: error processing ssl-cert (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ssl-cert
Title: package ssl-cert 1.0.28ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-05 (0 days ago)

[Bram Noordzij (78luphr0rnk2nuqimstywepozxn9kl19tqh0tx66b5dki1xxsh5mkz9gl21a5rlwfnr8jn6ln0m3jxne2k9x1ohg85w3jabxlrqbgszpjpwcmvkb-7ul3h2n4s-a811i2i3ytqlsztthjth0svbccw8inm65tmkqp9sarr553jq53in4xm1m8wn3o4rlwaer06ogwvqwv9mrqoku2x334n7di44o65qze67n1wneepm)]

apt-get was having problems with more and more package, not only ssl-cert, but also mysql-server a.o.

Eventually, the problem was traced to /usr/sbin not being in $PATH:

Scripts such as '/var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.5.prerm' (line 10) do "invoke-rc.d mysql stop || exit $?" without specifying the full path...

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Thanks for reporting this bug. Please reply if it is still an issue.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for ssl-cert (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]