[Bug 2006050] Re: package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.2~20.04.2+2.06-2ubuntu14 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 (/dev/disk/by-id does not exist)

[Tuomas Heino]

$ sudo dpkg -D20002 --configure --pending
Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.187.2~20.04.2+2.06-2ubuntu14) ...
D020000: trigproc_activate_packageprocessing pkg=grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-efi-amd64-signed.postinst ( configure 1.167.2+2.04-1ubuntu44.2 )
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+ [ !  ]
+ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1
+ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY
+ [  ]
+ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-efi-amd64-signed.postinst configure 1.167.2+2.04-1ubuntu44.2
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+ [ ! 1 ]
+ [ -z  ]
+ exec
+ [  ]
+ exec
+ DEBCONF_REDIR=1
+ export DEBCONF_REDIR
+ target=x86_64-efi
+ test -e /boot/grub/x86_64-efi/core.efi
+ [ -x /usr/share/grub/grub-check-signatures ]
+ /usr/share/grub/grub-check-signatures
+ [ -x /usr/lib/grub/grub-multi-install ]
+ /usr/lib/grub/grub-multi-install --target=x86_64-efi
Unknown device "/dev/disk/by-id/*": No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
 installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
D020000: post_script_tasks - ensure_diversions
D020000: post_script_tasks - trig_incorporate
Errors were encountered while processing:
 grub-efi-amd64-signed

So I guess grub-common => grub2 would be more accurate SourcePackage to
assign this bug to?

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Title:
  package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.2~20.04.2+2.06-2ubuntu14 failed to
  install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-
  installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  (/dev/disk/by-id does not exist)

Status in grub2-signed package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Upgraded packages on a VM which had been dormant for a while.
  Apparently /dev/disk/by-id doesn't exist and grub2-signed postinst isn't expecting such scenario.

  $ ls -la /dev/disk/
  total 0
  drwxr-xr-x  6 root root  120 Feb  5 13:19 .
  drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4300 Feb  5 13:30 ..
  drwxr-xr-x  2 root root   60 Feb  5 13:19 by-partlabel
  drwxr-xr-x  2 root root   80 Feb  5 13:19 by-partuuid
  drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  160 Feb  5 13:19 by-path
  drwxr-xr-x  2 root root   80 Feb  5 13:19 by-uuid

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.2~20.04.2+2.06-2ubuntu14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-56.62~20.04.1-generic 5.15.64
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-56-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.25
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Sun Feb  5 13:34:24 2023
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:grub-efi-amd64-signed:1.187.2~20.04.2+2.06-2ubuntu14
   Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.187.2~20.04.2+2.06-2ubuntu14) ...
   Unknown device "/dev/disk/by-id/*": No such file or directory
   dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
    installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-10 (1030 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200402)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
  PythonDetails: N/A
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3.2
   apt  2.0.9
  SourcePackage: grub2-signed
  Title: package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.2~20.04.2+2.06-2ubuntu14 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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