[Bug 304852] Re: package man-db 2.5.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[amogh]

** Changed in: man-db (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Incomplete

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Title:
  package man-db 2.5.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-
  installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in “man-db” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: man-db

  frj at entity:~$ sudo apt-get update
  [sudo] password for frj: 
  Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid Release.gpg
  Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Translation-en_US    
  [...]
  Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security Release.gpg        
  E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
  frj at entity:~$ dpkg --configure -a
  dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
  frj at entity:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
  Setting up libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7) ...

  Setting up man-db (2.5.2-2) ...
  chown: cannot access `/usr/lib/man-db/man': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access `/usr/lib/man-db/man': No such file or directory
  dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
   subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Processing triggers for libc6 ...
  ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
  Segmentation fault
  dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
  frj at entity:~$ mkdir /usr/lib/man-db/man
  mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/lib/man-db/man': Permission denied
  frj at entity:~$ sudo !!
  sudo mkdir /usr/lib/man-db/man
  frj at entity:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
  Setting up libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7) ...

  Setting up man-db (2.5.2-2) ...
  chown: cannot access `/usr/lib/man-db/mandb': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access `/usr/lib/man-db/mandb': No such file or directory
  dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
   subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Processing triggers for libc6 ...
  ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
  Segmentation fault
  dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
  frj at entity:~$ sudo mkdir /usr/lib/man-db/mandb
  frj at entity:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
  Setting up libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7) ...

  Setting up man-db (2.5.2-2) ...
  Updating database of manual pages ...

  Processing triggers for libc6 ...
  ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
  Segmentation fault
  dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139

  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
  ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Package: man-db 2.5.2-2
  SourcePackage: man-db
  Title: package man-db 2.5.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.27-10-generic i686

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