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package update-manager 1:0.93.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Bug #290443 reported by Cherokee
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
postfix (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
LaMont Jones

Bug Description

Binary package hint: update-manager

1) cherokee@thewalls:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

(This was upgraded from 8.04)

2) cherokee@thewalls:~$ apt-cache policy
Package files:
 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     release a=now
 500 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/multiverse Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid-security,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
     origin security.ubuntu.com
 500 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/universe Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid-security,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
     origin security.ubuntu.com
 500 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/restricted Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid-security,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
     origin security.ubuntu.com
 500 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/main Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid-security,l=Ubuntu,c=main
     origin security.ubuntu.com
 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/multiverse Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid-updates,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
     origin us.archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/universe Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid-updates,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
     origin us.archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/restricted Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid-updates,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
     origin us.archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid-updates,l=Ubuntu,c=main
     origin us.archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
     origin us.archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
     origin us.archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
     origin us.archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
     release v=8.10,o=Ubuntu,a=intrepid,l=Ubuntu,c=main
     origin us.archive.ubuntu.com
Pinned packages:

3) I expected to have an update w/o errors.
4) I got errors

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: update-manager 1:0.93.32
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: package update-manager 1:0.93.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic x86_64

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Cherokee (daniel-wall) wrote :
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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thanks for your report.

The error is
=====
Setting up postfix (2.5.5-1) ...

Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/postfix ...

postconf: fatal: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 24: missing '=' after attribute name: "failed minimal_backoff_time = 1000s"

Use of uninitialized value $destinations in scalar chomp at /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix.config line 217.

Use of uninitialized value $_[1] in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm line 121.

postconf: fatal: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 24: missing '=' after attribute name: "failed minimal_backoff_time = 1000s"

Use of uninitialized value $mynetworks in scalar chomp at /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix.config line 281.

Use of uninitialized value $_[1] in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm line 121.

postconf: fatal: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 24: missing '=' after attribute name: "failed minimal_backoff_time = 1000s"

Use of uninitialized value $protos in scalar chomp at /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix.config line 383.

Use of uninitialized value $_[1] in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm line 121.

Postfix configuration was not changed. If you need to make changes, edit

/etc/postfix/main.cf (and others) as needed. To view Postfix configuration

values, see postconf(1).

After modifying main.cf, be sure to run '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'.

Running newaliases

postconf: fatal: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 24: missing '=' after attribute name: "failed minimal_backoff_time = 1000s"

newaliases: fatal: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 24: missing '=' after attribute name: "failed minimal_backoff_time = 1000s"

dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):

 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 75
=====

Affecting to postfix.
Is it the default configuration file or a customized one ?

Thanks

Changed in update-manager:
status: New → Incomplete
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LaMont Jones (lamont) wrote :

Given that line 24 of main.cf has "failed minimal_backoff_time = 1000s", I'm going to assert that it's not the default config, since nothing in the default install actually even tries to set minimal_backoff_time, and certainly not with "failed<space>" in front of it.

Invalid preexisting configuration, I expect that postfix wasn't even starting before the upgrade.

Changed in postfix:
assignee: nobody → lamont
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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