can't start klogd when doing system upgrade from 8.10. incrementaly to 10.04LTS

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Binary package hint: sysklogd

Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04

klogd:
  Installed: 1.5-5ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1.5-5ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1.5-5ubuntu4 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Setting up klogd (1.5-5ubuntu4) ...
 * Stopping kernel log daemon...
   ...done.
 * Starting kernel log daemon...

I expected it to start normally. Instead it just hung there for few minutes until i interrupted it.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: klogd 1.5-5ubuntu4
Uname: Linux 2.6.18-194.3.1.iv.028stab069.6 i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 26 19:48:24 2010
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt)
SourcePackage: sysklogd
Title: package klogd 1.5-5ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: