update ubuntu package problem (10.04.2 LTS)

[NoOp]

On 05/10/2011 05:55 PM, Peng Yu wrote:
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 7:47 PM, NoOp ...
>>
>> Can you postbin.ubuntu.com your:
>> $ cat /etc/group
>> and
>> $ cat /etc/passwd
> 
> See http://paste.ubuntu.com/605944/
> 
> 

Thanks. At this point I'm going to pass for the evening... I don't want
to risk messing up your server tonight. However, points to
consider/research until tomorrow (or until someone else steps in) are:

In /etc/passwd there is:
messagebus:x:105:108::/var/run/dbus:/bin/false
and in
/etc/group there is:
mlocate:x:108:
and messagebus is missing.

You could modify /etc/group to change 'mlocate:x:108:' using '$ sudo
nano /etc/group' and that _may_ temporarily get you past the problem.
But it's probably more important to figure out why it was changed from
messagebus to mlocate in the first place.

I've put up my /etc/group and /etc/passwd from my lucid test machine on
pastebin.ubuntu.com at:
http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/605955/
for comparison.

Keep in mind that is from a lucid desktop vs a lucid server. I can load
as a server tomorrow if still needed.

Also for others that may want to assist; Peng's 'dpkg --configure -a'
errors are here:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/605802/

Again, sorry to break off this evening. But I'd rather do that than risk
borking your system.

Gary