[Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#445090: Bug#445090: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 08:43:52AM +0200, Soeren Sonnenburg wrote:
> Package: libssl0.9.8
> Version: 0.9.8e-9
> Severity: grave
> 
> This happened on todays upgrade of 2 independent etch based machines.
> 
> # apt-get upgrade
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> (Reading database ... 31627 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libssl-dev 0.9.8c-4 (using .../libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch1_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libssl-dev ...
> Preparing to replace libssl0.9.8 0.9.8c-4 (using .../libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch1_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libssl0.9.8 ...
> Preparing to replace openssl 0.9.8c-4 (using .../openssl_0.9.8c-4etch1_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement openssl ...
> Setting up libssl0.9.8 (0.9.8c-4etch1) ...
> Checking for services that may need to be restarted...done.
> Checking init scripts...
> Configuring libssl0.9.8
> -----------------------
[...]
> Which services should be restarted to make them use the new libraries?
> 
> 
> 
> dpkg: error processing libssl0.9.8 (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libssl-dev:
>  libssl-dev depends on libssl0.9.8 (= 0.9.8c-4etch1); however:
>   Package libssl0.9.8 is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing libssl-dev (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openssl:
>  openssl depends on libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8c-1); however:
>   Package libssl0.9.8 is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing openssl (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  libssl0.9.8
>  libssl-dev
>  openssl

How is debconf configured?  How did you run the upgrade?

Was this some automated upgrade with frontend dialog that didn't have
a controlling tty?

I've tried to use the fronends dialog, readline and noninteractive.
Neither of them show this problem for me.


The results I got were:
- dialog: it's not showing me the default list of services
  to restart.  Just pressing enter doesn't restart anything.
  I believe this to be a bug in debconf.
  However it does properly configure the package.
- readline: Works as expected
- noninteractive: Restarts the services, but doesn't show
  the message of why.


Kurt