[Bug 1508516] [NEW] kbd -configure permission error upgrading 14.04 on a VPS installation

[fiorenzi]

Public bug reported:

Upgrading server 14.04 on a vps to 15.05 we have get error on keyboard
configuraiton and other package


Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.108ubuntu5) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/keyboard-configuration.postinst: line 102: /etc/default/keyboard: Permission denied
dpkg: error processing package keyboard-configuration (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of console-setup:
 console-setup depends on keyboard-configuration (= 1.108ubuntu5); however:
  Package keyboard-configuration is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package console-setup (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kbd:
 kbd depends on console-setup | console-setup-mini; however:
  Package console-setup is not configured yet.
  Package console-setup-mini is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package kbd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of console-setup-linux:
 console-setup-linux depends on kbd (>= 1.15-1ubuntu3); however:
  Package kbd is not configured yet.
 console-setup-linux depends on keyboard-configuration (= 1.108ubuntu5); however:
  Package keyboard-configuration is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package console-setup-linux (--configure):
 dependency probNo apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                                            No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                 No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                                     lems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 keyboard-configuration
 console-setup
 kbd
 console-setup-linux
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root at vps136831:~#

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:15.04.14.2
Uname: Linux 3.10.23-xxxx-std-ipv6-64-vps x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
Date: Wed Oct 21 17:16:22 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-23 (363 days ago)
InstallationMedia:
 
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-10-21 (0 days ago)

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade vivid

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Title:
  kbd -configure permission error upgrading 14.04 on a VPS installation

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Upgrading server 14.04 on a vps to 15.05 we have get error on keyboard
  configuraiton and other package

  
  Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.108ubuntu5) ...
  /var/lib/dpkg/info/keyboard-configuration.postinst: line 102: /etc/default/keyboard: Permission denied
  dpkg: error processing package keyboard-configuration (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of console-setup:
   console-setup depends on keyboard-configuration (= 1.108ubuntu5); however:
    Package keyboard-configuration is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package console-setup (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kbd:
   kbd depends on console-setup | console-setup-mini; however:
    Package console-setup is not configured yet.
    Package console-setup-mini is not installed.

  dpkg: error processing package kbd (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of console-setup-linux:
   console-setup-linux depends on kbd (>= 1.15-1ubuntu3); however:
    Package kbd is not configured yet.
   console-setup-linux depends on keyboard-configuration (= 1.108ubuntu5); however:
    Package keyboard-configuration is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package console-setup-linux (--configure):
   dependency probNo apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                                              No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                   No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                                       lems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   keyboard-configuration
   console-setup
   kbd
   console-setup-linux
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  root at vps136831:~#

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:15.04.14.2
  Uname: Linux 3.10.23-xxxx-std-ipv6-64-vps x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  Date: Wed Oct 21 17:16:22 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-23 (363 days ago)
  InstallationMedia:
   
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: dist-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-10-21 (0 days ago)

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