[Bug 1565617] [NEW] Ubuntu 16.04 : Error messages are seen while installing apport package

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Problem Description :
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Error messages are seen while installing apport package.

System details
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uname -a : 4.4.0-15-generic

Machine : Power 8

apport : 
  Installed: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Candidate: 2.20-0ubuntu3

Steps to reproduce
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1. apt-get install apport

Error 
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root at powerkvm5:~# apt-get install apport
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  apport-symptoms policykit-1 python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-systemd
Suggested packages:
  apport-gtk | apport-kde python3-launchpadlib
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  apport apport-symptoms policykit-1 python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-systemd
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/304 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,444 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Selecting previously unselected package python3-problem-report.
(Reading database ... 134848 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../python3-problem-report_2.20-0ubuntu3_all.deb ...
Unpacking python3-problem-report (2.20-0ubuntu3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package python3-apport.
Preparing to unpack .../python3-apport_2.20-0ubuntu3_all.deb ...
Unpacking python3-apport (2.20-0ubuntu3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package apport.
Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.20-0ubuntu3_all.deb ...
Unpacking apport (2.20-0ubuntu3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package apport-symptoms.
Preparing to unpack .../apport-symptoms_0.20_all.deb ...
Unpacking apport-symptoms (0.20) ...
Selecting previously unselected package policykit-1.
Preparing to unpack .../policykit-1_0.105-14.1_ppc64el.deb ...
Created symlink from /run/systemd/system/polkitd.service to /dev/null.
Unpacking policykit-1 (0.105-14.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package python3-systemd.
Preparing to unpack .../python3-systemd_231-2build1_ppc64el.deb ...
Unpacking python3-systemd (231-2build1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-3ubuntu1) ...
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36)
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.6-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up python3-problem-report (2.20-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up python3-apport (2.20-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up apport (2.20-0ubuntu3) ...
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36)
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36)
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36)
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36)
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36)
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36)
Setting up apport-symptoms (0.20) ...
Setting up policykit-1 (0.105-14.1) ...
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36)
Removed symlink /run/systemd/system/polkitd.service.
PolicyKit daemon disconnected from the bus.
We are no longer a registered authentication agent.
PolicyKit daemon reconnected to bus.
Attempting to re-register as an authentication agent.
We are now a registered authentication agent.
Setting up python3-systemd (231-2build1) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.6-1ubuntu2) ...

Analysis
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The fix has been included for Ubuntu Vivid, need to be forward ported
for Ubuntu Xenial

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/+bug/1447654

** Affects: init-system-helpers (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Martin Pitt (pitti)
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bugnameltc-139608 severity-high targetmilestone-inin---
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Ubuntu 16.04 : Error messages are seen while installing apport package
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1565617
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