[Bug 1224006] [NEW] Cobbler install failed to create symbolic link on apache config

[Armindo Silva]

Public bug reported:

1)
$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch)
Release:        13.10

2)
$ apt-cache policy cobbler
cobbler:
  Installed: 2.4.0-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.4.0-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.4.0-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3)
 I expected the installation to run without problems

4) 
The installation failed when creating the symbolic link

"
(...)
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  cobbler cobbler-common python-cobbler
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/365 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1982 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package python-cobbler.
(Reading database ... 292671 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python-cobbler (from .../python-cobbler_2.4.0-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package cobbler-common.
Unpacking cobbler-common (from .../cobbler-common_2.4.0-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package cobbler.
Unpacking cobbler (from .../cobbler_2.4.0-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up python-cobbler (2.4.0-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up cobbler-common (2.4.0-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up cobbler (2.4.0-0ubuntu2) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/cobbler.postinst: 19: /var/lib/dpkg/info/cobbler.postinst: htpasswd: not found
Considering dependency proxy for proxy_http:
Module proxy already enabled
Module proxy_http already enabled
Module wsgi already enabled
Module rewrite already enabled
ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘/etc/apache2/conf.d/cobbler.conf’: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing cobbler (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cobbler
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
"

This bug is caused because apache dirs structure changed on Saucy.

WORKAROUND:
$ sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/  /etc/apache2/conf.d
$ sudo apt-get -f install

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: cobbler 2.4.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-7.13-generic 3.11.0
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 11 18:03:28 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-01 (9 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130901)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: cobbler
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: cobbler (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy

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