[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#910637: installation failure

Tue Oct 9 08:55:04 BST 2018

Package: libnss-mdns
Version: 0.10-8

Apparently installing libnss-mdns on Stretch in a LXC container fails with
a catch22:

root at cups01:~# apt install libnss-mdns
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
   avahi-daemon libavahi-core7 libdaemon0
Suggested packages:
   avahi-autoipd avahi-autoipd | zeroconf
The following NEW packages will be installed:
   avahi-daemon libavahi-core7 libdaemon0 libnss-mdns
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/245 kB of archives.
After this operation, 739 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Selecting previously unselected package libdaemon0:amd64.
(Reading database ... 22579 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libdaemon0_0.14-6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libdaemon0:amd64 (0.14-6) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libavahi-core7:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libavahi-core7_0.6.32-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libavahi-core7:amd64 (0.6.32-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package avahi-daemon.
Preparing to unpack .../avahi-daemon_0.6.32-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking avahi-daemon (0.6.32-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libnss-mdns:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libnss-mdns_0.10-8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libnss-mdns:amd64 (0.10-8) ...
Setting up libdaemon0:amd64 (0.14-6) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-11+deb9u3) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (232-25+deb9u4) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.26-0+deb9u1) ...
Setting up libavahi-core7:amd64 (0.6.32-2) ...
Setting up avahi-daemon (0.6.32-2) ...
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service -> /lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/avahi-daemon.service -> /lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/avahi-daemon.socket -> /lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.socket.
Job for avahi-daemon.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status avahi-daemon.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript avahi-daemon, action "start" failed.
* avahi-daemon.service - Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack
    Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
    Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2018-10-09 09:43:41 CEST; 7ms ago
   Process: 1545 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/avahi-daemon -s (code=exited, status=255)
  Main PID: 1545 (code=exited, status=255)

Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Starting Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack...
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
dpkg: error processing package avahi-daemon (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libnss-mdns:amd64:
  libnss-mdns:amd64 depends on avahi-daemon (>= 0.6.16-1); however:
   Package avahi-daemon is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package libnss-mdns:amd64 (--configure):
  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-11+deb9u3) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.26-0+deb9u1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (232-25+deb9u4) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
  avahi-daemon
  libnss-mdns:amd64
[master 21b2711] committing changes in /etc after apt run
  26 files changed, 286 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
  create mode 100644 avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
  create mode 100644 avahi/hosts
  create mode 100644 dbus-1/system.d/avahi-dbus.conf
  create mode 100644 default/avahi-daemon
  create mode 100755 init.d/avahi-daemon
  create mode 120000 network/if-post-down.d/avahi-daemon
  create mode 100755 network/if-up.d/avahi-daemon
  create mode 120000 rc0.d/K01avahi-daemon
  create mode 120000 rc1.d/K01avahi-daemon
  create mode 120000 rc2.d/S01avahi-daemon
  create mode 120000 rc3.d/S01avahi-daemon
  create mode 120000 rc4.d/S01avahi-daemon
  create mode 120000 rc5.d/S01avahi-daemon
  create mode 120000 rc6.d/K01avahi-daemon
  create mode 100755 resolvconf/update-libc.d/avahi-daemon
  create mode 120000 systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service
  create mode 120000 systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/avahi-daemon.service
  create mode 120000 systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/avahi-daemon.socket
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Here are the logfiles:

* avahi-daemon.service - Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack
    Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
    Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2018-10-09 09:43:41 CEST; 2min 51s ago
  Main PID: 1545 (code=exited, status=255)

Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Starting Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack...
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
root at cups01:~# journalctl -xe
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: sys-devices-virtual-net.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: systemd-user-sessions.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Reloaded D-Bus System Message Bus.
-- Subject: Unit dbus.service has finished reloading its configuration
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
-- 
-- Unit dbus.service has finished reloading its configuration
-- 
-- The result is done.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Reloading.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: anacron.timer: Adding 2min 11.663469s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily-upgrade.timer: Adding 3min 28.887448s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 1h 30min 10.244807s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Reloading.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: anacron.timer: Adding 3min 36.491068s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily-upgrade.timer: Adding 55min 12.013554s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 10h 29min 56.407906s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Reloading.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: anacron.timer: Adding 3min 8.040819s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily-upgrade.timer: Adding 51min 42.799144s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 8h 26min 12.266937s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Reloading.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: anacron.timer: Adding 14.985167s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily-upgrade.timer: Adding 17min 16.690034s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 29min 11.660587s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Starting Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack...
-- Subject: Unit avahi-daemon.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
-- 
-- Unit avahi-daemon.service has begun starting up.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: user.slice: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: init.scope: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: dev-tty3.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: dev-mqueue.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: sys-devices-virtual-net.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com avahi-daemon[1545]: Found user 'avahi' (UID 111) and group 'avahi' (GID 116).
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: ebtables.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com avahi-daemon[1545]: Successfully dropped root privileges.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com avahi-daemon[1545]: chroot.c: fork() failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: systemd-sysctl.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com avahi-daemon[1545]: failed to start chroot() helper daemon.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: dev-hugepages.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: systemd-logind.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: proc-sys-net.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: opensmtpd.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: atd.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: dev-tty2.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: systemd-user-sessions.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: dbus.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: resolvconf.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: systemd-remount-fs.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: dev-tty4.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: inetd.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: systemd-update-utmp.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: proc-sysrq\x2dtrigger.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: cups.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: cron.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: system-getty.slice: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: systemd-journal-flush.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: rsyslog.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: dev-tty1.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: -.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: console-getty.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: dev-ptmx.mount: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: networking.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack.
-- Subject: Unit avahi-daemon.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
-- 
-- Unit avahi-daemon.service has failed.
-- 
-- The result is failed.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: avahi-daemon.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com dbus[67]: [system] Reloaded configuration
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: Reloading.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: anacron.timer: Adding 2min 3.993145s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily-upgrade.timer: Adding 52min 20.722197s random time.
Oct 09 09:43:41 cups01.example.com systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 3h 21min 48.068544s random time.

Please reassign, if necessary.

Regards
Harri