[Bug 307686] [NEW] package daemontools-run 1:0.76-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Stephen Turner]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: daemontools

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 8.10
Release:	8.10

$ apt-cache policy daemontools daemontools-run
daemontools:
  Installed: 1:0.76-3
  Candidate: 1:0.76-3
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.76-3 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
daemontools-run:
  Installed: 1:0.76-3
  Candidate: 1:0.76-3
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.76-3 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ sudo apt-get install daemontools
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
daemontools is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up daemontools-run (1:0.76-3) ...
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
Adding SV inittab entry...
cp: cannot stat `/etc/inittab': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing daemontools-run (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 daemontools-run
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Dependencies:
 libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1ubuntu11
 gcc-4.3-base 4.3.2-1ubuntu11
 findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu3
 daemontools 1:0.76-3
 libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: daemontools-run 1:0.76-3
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: daemontools
Title: package daemontools-run 1:0.76-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic x86_64

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


** Tags: apport-package

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package daemontools-run 1:0.76-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307686
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