package update-manager None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/update-manager.list] failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[jasi]

Binary package hint: update-manager

upgrade

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Package: update-manager None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/update-manager.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: package update-manager None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/update-manager.list] failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-server i686

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

2008-12-25 18:07:27,029 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'initscripts': 'subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 16

Installing new version of config file /etc/network/if-up.d/mountnfs ...^M
Cannot create link /etc/mtab~^M
Perhaps there is a stale lock file?^M
^M
dpkg: error processing initscripts (--configure):^M
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 16^M