Chuck, I'm not a techo-savvy person, so I probably can't answer any questions more technical than, "Did you turn-on the power?" At any rate, I think the problem was resolved recently when I upgraded to an even later version of Ubuntu recently.
Jim On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Chuck Short <chuck.sh...@canonical.com>wrote: > We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't > heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested > information? Thanks! > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/526389 > > Title: > package exim4-config 4.69-11ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: > useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later. > > Status in “exim4” package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: exim4 > > Unknown > > ProblemType: Package > Architecture: i386 > Date: Tue Feb 23 03:27:07 2010 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 > ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error > exit status 1 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx > Package: exim4-config 4.69-11ubuntu4 > PackageArchitecture: all > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic > SourcePackage: exim4 > Title: package exim4-config 4.69-11ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686 > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/+bug/526389/+subscribe > -- Jim -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/526389 Title: package exim4-config 4.69-11ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs