Bug#1057799: systemd: fails to configure

[JPP]

Package: systemd
Version: 252.19-1~deb12u1
Severity: serious
Tags: d-i
Justification: normal

Dear Maintainer,

I get a problem upgrading the system, systemd fails to configure :

sudo dpkg --configure systemd
Setting up systemd (252.19-1~deb12u1) ...
Creating group 'users' with GID 100.
/etc/gshadow: Group "users" already exists.
dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure):
 installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 systemd


-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.3
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.4.0-0.deb12.2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=C
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages systemd depends on:
ii  libacl1            2.3.1-3
ii  libaudit1          1:3.0.9-1
ii  libblkid1          2.38.1-5+b1
ii  libc6              2.36-9+deb12u3
ii  libcap2            1:2.66-4
ii  libcryptsetup12    2:2.6.1-4~deb12u1
ii  libfdisk1          2.38.1-5+b1
ii  libgcrypt20        1.10.1-3
ii  libkmod2           30+20221128-1
ii  liblz4-1           1.9.4-1
ii  liblzma5           5.4.1-0.2
ii  libmount1          2.38.1-5+b1
ii  libp11-kit0        0.24.1-2
ii  libseccomp2        2.5.4-1+b3
ii  libselinux1        3.4-1+b6
ii  libssl3            3.0.11-1~deb12u2
ii  libsystemd-shared  252.19-1~deb12u1
ii  libsystemd0        252.19-1~deb12u1
ii  libzstd1           1.5.4+dfsg2-5
ii  mount              2.38.1-5+b1

Versions of packages systemd recommends:
ii  dbus [default-dbus-system-bus]  1.14.10-1~deb12u1
ii  ntpsec [time-daemon]            1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1

Versions of packages systemd suggests:
ii  libfido2-1            1.12.0-2+b1
ii  libqrencode4          4.1.1-1
ii  libtss2-esys-3.0.2-0  3.2.1-3
ii  libtss2-mu0           3.2.1-3
pn  libtss2-rc0           <none>
ii  policykit-1           122-3
ii  polkitd               122-3
pn  systemd-boot          <none>
pn  systemd-container     <none>
pn  systemd-homed         <none>
pn  systemd-resolved      <none>
pn  systemd-userdbd       <none>

Versions of packages systemd is related to:
ii  dbus-user-session  1.14.10-1~deb12u1
pn  dracut             <none>
ii  initramfs-tools    0.142
iu  libnss-systemd     252.19-1~deb12u1
iu  libpam-systemd     252.19-1~deb12u1
ii  udev               252.19-1~deb12u1

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/systemd/system.conf changed:
[Manager]
DefaultTimeoutStopSec=30s
DefaultDeviceTimeoutSec=20s

/etc/systemd/user.conf changed:
[Manager]
DefaultTimeoutStopSec=30s
DefaultRestartSec=100ms


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