[Bug 1986619] Re: Fail to install base-passwd

[Andrea Gambacorta]

Hi,
I had the same problem.
First you can check if your file is "immutable" via:
#> lsattr /etc/passwd
----i-------- /etc/passwd

If is not immutable you dont have any reason for not edit via sudo, so the problem can be, like my case, the antivirus.
I kill all mcafee process multiple time, every 2 seconds, because the process try to becoming up, and then I was able to upgrade the library
I hope it will be usefull for you
Ciao

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Title:
  Fail to install base-passwd

Status in base-passwd package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  /home/frank/Downloads# dpkg -i base-passwd_3.5.52build1_amd64.deb
  (Reading database ... 236425 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack base-passwd_3.5.52build1_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking base-passwd (3.5.52build1) over (3.5.52build1) ...
  Setting up base-passwd (3.5.52build1) ...
  Changing home-directory of irc from /var/run/ircd to /run/ircd
  1 changes have been made, rewriting files
  Writing passwd-file to /etc/passwd
  Failed to open passwd-file /etc/passwd.upwd-write for writing: Permission denied
  dpkg: error processing package base-passwd (--install):
   installed base-passwd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   base-passwd
  root at CNQDSX:/home/frank/Downloads#

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