[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#499014: Bug#499014: dbus - Fails to install: chown: invalid group: `messagebus:messagebus'

[Michael Biebl]

Bastian Blank schrieb:
> Package: dbus
> Version: 1.2.1-3
> Severity: grave
> 
> dbus fails to install:
> 
> | Setting up dbus (1.2.1-3) ...
> | The system user `messagebus' already exists. Exiting.
> | chown: invalid group: `messagebus:messagebus'
> | dpkg: error processing dbus (--configure):
> |  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> 
> | $ getent passwd messagebus
> | messagebus:x:100:101::/var/run/dbus:/bin/false
> | $ getent group messagebus
> | $

Hi Bastian,

did you upgrade or was it a fresh installation?

If it was a fresh installation, did you copy /etc/passwd from elsewhere?
Could you elaborate a bit on you setup, where you triggered the problem.
Was it a chroot etc.

Cheers,
Michael


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