package thinkfan 0.9.3-2 failed to install/upgrade: installed thinkfan package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Anurag Gupta]

Below is thinkfan service status

● thinkfan.service - simple and lightweight fan control program
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/thinkfan.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2018-07-22 00:56:57 IST; 2min 24s ago

Jul 22 00:56:57 FunBox systemd[1]: Starting simple and lightweight fan control program...
Jul 22 00:56:57 FunBox thinkfan[4341]: thinkfan 0.9.1 starting...
Jul 22 00:56:57 FunBox thinkfan[4341]: /etc/thinkfan.conf:52:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:18.3/hwmon/hwmon2/temp1_input
Jul 22 00:56:57 FunBox systemd[1]: thinkfan.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=4
Jul 22 00:56:57 FunBox thinkfan[4341]: Syntax error.
Jul 22 00:56:57 FunBox systemd[1]: thinkfan.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jul 22 00:56:57 FunBox thinkfan[4341]: Refusing to run without usable config file!
Jul 22 00:56:57 FunBox systemd[1]: Failed to start simple and lightweight fan control program.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: thinkfan 0.9.3-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
AptOrdering: NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jul 22 00:56:09 2018
ErrorMessage: installed thinkfan package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-30 (172 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.3
SourcePackage: thinkfan
Title: package thinkfan 0.9.3-2 failed to install/upgrade: installed thinkfan package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-07-21 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.default.thinkfan: 2018-05-04T17:37:40.471177
mtime.conffile..etc.thinkfan.conf: 2018-05-04T17:42:07.667171

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.