package tomcat8 8.0.38-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Steven Boyls]

tomcat8.service - LSB: Start Tomcat.
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/tomcat8; generated; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2017-09-20 16:13:22 CDT; 11ms ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 21871 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/tomcat8 start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Sep 20 16:13:17 sboyls-system76 systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Start Tomcat....
Sep 20 16:13:17 sboyls-system76 tomcat8[21871]: * Starting Tomcat servlet engine tomcat8
Sep 20 16:13:17 sboyls-system76 su[21886]: Successful su for tomcat8 by root
Sep 20 16:13:17 sboyls-system76 su[21886]: + ??? root:tomcat8
Sep 20 16:13:17 sboyls-system76 su[21886]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user tomcat8 by (uid=0)
Sep 20 16:13:22 sboyls-system76 tomcat8[21871]: ...fail!
Sep 20 16:13:22 sboyls-system76 systemd[1]: tomcat8.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Sep 20 16:13:22 sboyls-system76 systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Start Tomcat..
Sep 20 16:13:22 sboyls-system76 systemd[1]: tomcat8.service: Unit entered failed state.
Sep 20 16:13:22 sboyls-system76 systemd[1]: tomcat8.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
dpkg: error processing package tomcat8 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for systemd (232-21ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tomcat8
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: tomcat8 8.0.38-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-33.37-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 20 16:13:23 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-17 (34 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4.6~17.04.1
SourcePackage: tomcat8
Title: package tomcat8 8.0.38-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu, and sorry for the late reply.

If you are still experiencing this problem, could you do the following please:
- run sudo systemctl status tomcat8
- attach the logs from /var/log/tomcat8/ to this bug

Thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for tomcat8 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]