[Syslog-ng-maintainers] Bug#757903: syslog-ng-core: invoke-rc.d: initscript syslog-ng, action "stop" failed.

[Gergely Nagy]

Sebastian Ramacher <sramacher at debian.org> writes:

> Package: syslog-ng-core
> Version: 3.5.6-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
>
> Today the upgrade from 3.5.5-2 to 3.5.6-1 failed with:
> | Processing triggers for syslog-ng-core (3.5.6-1) ...
> | Job for syslog-ng.service canceled.
> | invoke-rc.d: initscript syslog-ng, action "stop" failed.
> | dpkg: error processing package syslog-ng-core (--configure):
> |  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> Uncommenting invoke-rc.d syslog-ng stop || exit $? in line 6 of the
> postinst script and running apt install -f fixes the issue and lets the
> installation complete.
>
> I've also seen this issue while installing syslog-ng-core for the first
> time on another system.
>
> Both systems are running systemd if that matters. Let me know if you
> want more info. My other system waits to be upgraded.

What does "systemctl status syslog-ng.service" print?

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