[Debian-ha-maintainers] Bug#685060: corosync: fails to install: postinst fails on update-rc.d call

[Dave Anglin]

Package: corosync
Version: 1.4.4-1
Followup-For: Bug #685060

Package can't be installed or removed:

mx3210:/var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg -i corosync_1.4.4-1_hppa.deb
(Reading database ... 250327 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace corosync 1.4.4-1 (using corosync_1.4.4-1_hppa.deb) ...
invoke-rc.d: initscript corosync-notifyd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
invoke-rc.d: initscript corosync-notifyd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing corosync_1.4.4-1_hppa.deb (--install):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Starting Corosync Notifier (corosync-notifyd): [FAILED]
invoke-rc.d: initscript corosync-notifyd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 corosync_1.4.4-1_hppa.deb

mx3210:/var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq -r corosync
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal.
(Reading database ... 250326 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing corosync ...
invoke-rc.d: initscript corosync-notifyd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing corosync (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Starting Corosync Notifier (corosync-notifyd): [FAILED]
invoke-rc.d: initscript corosync-notifyd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 corosync



-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unreleased
  APT policy: (500, 'unreleased'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: hppa (parisc64)

Kernel: Linux 3.5.2+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages corosync depends on:
ii  adduser         3.113+nmu3
ii  libc6           2.13-35
ii  libcfg4         1.4.4-1
ii  libconfdb4      1.4.4-1
ii  libcoroipcc4    1.4.4-1
ii  libcoroipcs4    1.4.4-1
ii  libcpg4         1.4.4-1
ii  libevs4         1.4.4-1
ii  liblogsys4      1.4.4-1
ii  libpload4       1.4.4-1
ii  libquorum4      1.4.4-1
ii  libsam4         1.4.4-1
ii  libtotem-pg4    1.4.4-1
ii  libvotequorum4  1.4.4-1
ii  lsb-base        4.1+Debian7

corosync recommends no packages.

corosync suggests no packages.

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