[Bug 488293] Re: package openssh-server 1:5.1p1-6ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[itismike]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 432964 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432964

some more data:
$ ls -l /etc/{passwd,shadow}*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1733 2009-10-29 11:02 /etc/passwd
-rw------- 1 root root   1733 2009-10-29 11:02 /etc/passwd-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1754 2009-10-29 11:02 /etc/passwd+
-rw------- 1 root root      0 2009-10-29 11:02 /etc/passwd.lock
-rw-r----- 1 root shadow 1075 2009-10-29 11:02 /etc/shadow
-rw------- 1 root root   1075 2009-10-29 11:02 /etc/shadow-
-rw------- 1 root root      0 2009-10-29 11:02 /etc/shadow.lock
$ 

by searching my logfiles it appears I was installing multimedia packages
around that time a month ago.  Maybe one of them created the lockfiles
and didn't remove them?

2009-10-29 10:29:11 startup packages remove
2009-10-29 10:29:11 status installed gstreamer0.10-schroedinger 1.0.7-2
2009-10-29 10:29:11 remove gstreamer0.10-schroedinger 1.0.7-2 1.0.7-2
2009-10-29 10:29:11 status half-configured gstreamer0.10-schroedinger 1.0.7-2
2009-10-29 10:29:11 status half-installed gstreamer0.10-schroedinger 1.0.7-2
2009-10-29 10:29:11 status config-files gstreamer0.10-schroedinger 1.0.7-2
2009-10-29 10:29:11 status config-files gstreamer0.10-schroedinger 1.0.7-2
2009-10-29 10:29:11 status config-files gstreamer0.10-schroedinger 1.0.7-2
2009-10-29 10:29:11 status not-installed gstreamer0.10-schroedinger <none>
2009-10-29 10:29:12 startup archives unpack
2009-10-29 10:29:12 install freepats <none> 20060219-1
2009-10-29 10:29:12 status half-installed freepats 20060219-1
...
...
...
2009-10-29 10:29:28 configure libsidplay1 1.36.59-5 1.36.59-5
2009-10-29 10:29:28 status unpacked libsidplay1 1.36.59-5
2009-10-29 10:29:28 status half-configured libsidplay1 1.36.59-5
2009-10-29 10:29:28 status installed libsidplay1 1.36.59-5
2009-10-29 10:29:28 configure libtwolame0 0.3.12-1 0.3.12-1
2009-10-29 10:29:28 status unpacked libtwolame0 0.3.12-1
2009-10-29 10:29:28 status half-configured libtwolame0 0.3.12-1
2009-10-29 10:29:28 status installed libtwolame0 0.3.12-1
2009-10-29 10:29:29 configure gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly 0.10.12-1 0.10.12-1
2009-10-29 10:29:29 status unpacked gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly 0.10.12-1
2009-10-29 10:29:29 status half-configured gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly 0.10.12-1
2009-10-29 10:29:29 status installed gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly 0.10.12-1
2009-10-29 10:29:29 trigproc libc-bin 2.10.1-0ubuntu15 2.10.1-0ubuntu15
2009-10-29 10:29:29 status half-configured libc-bin 2.10.1-0ubuntu15
2009-10-29 10:29:29 status installed libc-bin 2.10.1-0ubuntu15

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 432964
   System crash in guest session locks /etc/passwd forever

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package openssh-server 1:5.1p1-6ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488293
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