Package: oidentd Version: 2.0.8-3 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
dist-upgrade failed, I managed to get the last part of the first run: ---8<--- Unpacking replacement python-imaging ... Preparing to replace oidentd 2.0.8-2 (using .../oidentd_2.0.8-3_i386.deb) ... Error installing /tmp/inetdcf0TsZc to /etc/inetd.conf: Invalid cross-device link dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 18 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Error installing /tmp/inetdcftyzAU to /etc/inetd.conf: Invalid cross-device link dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/oidentd_2.0.8-3_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 18 Error installing /tmp/inetdcfJWUhQ to /etc/inetd.conf: Invalid cross-device link dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 18 Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for menu ... Processing triggers for python-support ... Processing triggers for install-info ... install-info: warning: no info dir entry in `/usr/share/info/gnu-crypto.info.gz' install-info: warning: no info dir entry in `/usr/share/info/ispell.info.gz' install-info: warning: no info dir entry in `/usr/share/info/menu.info.gz' Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/oidentd_2.0.8-3_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) --->8--- Running again shows: ---8<--- apt-get --fix-missing --ignore-hold dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages have been kept back: libdirac-dev The following packages will be upgraded: oidentd 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. 31 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 52.0kB of archives. After this operation, 12.3kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get: 1 http://ftp2.de.debian.org unstable/main oidentd 2.0.8-3 [52.0kB] Fetched 52.0kB in 1s (33.9kB/s) Reading package fields... Done Reading package status... Done Retrieving bug reports... Done Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done (Reading database ... 153286 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace oidentd 2.0.8-2 (using .../oidentd_2.0.8-3_i386.deb) ... Error installing /tmp/inetdcf8BDpi to /etc/inetd.conf: Invalid cross-device link dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 18 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Error installing /tmp/inetdcfSJ5F7 to /etc/inetd.conf: Invalid cross-device link dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/oidentd_2.0.8-3_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 18 Error installing /tmp/inetdcfJJIxC to /etc/inetd.conf: Invalid cross-device link dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 18 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/oidentd_2.0.8-3_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) --->8--- By making /usr/sbin/update-inetd temporarily non executable I managed to get the dist-upgrade to replace oidentd (the pre-removal script exited without error) and finally set up the other 31 packages. /tmp is in tmpfs and /etc in hard disk drive with ext3, if that matters and is related to "cross-device link". -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_ES.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages oidentd depends on: ii adduser 3.110 add and remove users and groups ii libc6 2.9-26 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii netbase 4.37 Basic TCP/IP networking system oidentd recommends no packages. oidentd suggests no packages. -- no debconf information GSR -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
