[Bug 1301828] [NEW] udev postinst script fails → package does not configure: “/etc/init.d/udev[115]: kill: udev: arguments must be jobs or process IDs”

[Thorsten Glaser]

Public bug reported:

On two systems here, udev fails to configure after upgrading within the
same distribution:

System 1 is running “precise”:

# lsb_release -a                                             
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
Release:        12.04
Codename:       precise
# dpkg -a --configure                                          
Setting up udev (175-0ubuntu9.5) ...
/etc/init.d/udev[115]: kill: udev: arguments must be jobs or process IDs
invoke-rc.d: initscript udev, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing udev (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 udev

System 2 is running “quantal”:

# lsb_release -a                                             
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 12.10
Release:        12.10
Codename:       quantal
# dpkg -a --configure                                          
Setting up udev (175-0ubuntu13.1) ...
/etc/init.d/udev[115]: kill: udev: arguments must be jobs or process IDs
invoke-rc.d: initscript udev, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing udev (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 udev

** Affects: udev (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  udev postinst script fails → package does not configure:
  “/etc/init.d/udev[115]: kill: udev: arguments must be jobs or process
  IDs”

Status in “udev” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  On two systems here, udev fails to configure after upgrading within
  the same distribution:

  System 1 is running “precise”:

  # lsb_release -a                                             
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID: Ubuntu
  Description:    Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
  Release:        12.04
  Codename:       precise
  # dpkg -a --configure                                          
  Setting up udev (175-0ubuntu9.5) ...
  /etc/init.d/udev[115]: kill: udev: arguments must be jobs or process IDs
  invoke-rc.d: initscript udev, action "restart" failed.
  dpkg: error processing udev (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   udev

  System 2 is running “quantal”:

  # lsb_release -a                                             
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID: Ubuntu
  Description:    Ubuntu 12.10
  Release:        12.10
  Codename:       quantal
  # dpkg -a --configure                                          
  Setting up udev (175-0ubuntu13.1) ...
  /etc/init.d/udev[115]: kill: udev: arguments must be jobs or process IDs
  invoke-rc.d: initscript udev, action "restart" failed.
  dpkg: error processing udev (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   udev

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