package systemd 237-3ubuntu10.31 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Ayman Ahmed]

This error appeared during release upgrade from 17.10.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: systemd 237-3ubuntu10.31
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-46.51-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.9
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 18 06:15:02 2019
ErrorMessage: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: DigitalOcean Droplet
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-46-generic root=UUID=a1c86501-45f5-4b0f-a356-9421fe46b341 ro console=tty1 console=ttyS0
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.8, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15+, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
 apt 1.6.12
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package systemd 237-3ubuntu10.31 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2019-10-18 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: DigitalOcean
dmi.bios.version: 20171212
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Bochs
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDigitalOcean:bvr20171212:bd12/12/2017:svnDigitalOcean:pnDroplet:pvr20171212:cvnBochs:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.family: DigitalOcean_Droplet
dmi.product.name: Droplet
dmi.product.version: 20171212
dmi.sys.vendor: DigitalOcean

[Dan Streetman (ddstreet)]

what does this show:

$ ls -ld /var /var/log /var/log/journal /var/log/journal/*

[Dan Streetman (ddstreet)]

please reopen if this is still an issue