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openvswitch package

package openvswitch-switch 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #1307787 reported by Tamer Elsharnouby
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Bug Description

executing openvswitch

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: openvswitch-switch 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-38.56~precise1-generic 3.8.13.19
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 14 17:51:06 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:openvswitch-switch:1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.3:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: openvswitch
Title: package openvswitch-switch 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Tamer Elsharnouby (sharnointc) wrote :
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Chris J Arges (arges) wrote :

Relevant parts of DpkgTerminalLog.gz:

Setting up openvswitch-switch (1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.3) ...
 * ovs-brcompatd is not running
 * ovs-vswitchd is not running
 * ovsdb-server is not running
/usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-ctl: 75: /usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-ctl: -e: not found
 * Inserting brcompat module
 * could not load brcompat module, disabling bridge compatibility
/usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-ctl: 75: /usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-ctl: -e: not found
 * Inserting brcompat module
 * could not load brcompat module, disabling bridge compatibility
ovsdb-server: "db:Open_vSwitch,manager_options": invalid syntax

Line 75 of ovs-ctl:
    if test -e /sys/module/brcompat_mod || -e /sys/module/brcompat; then

So for some reason your system is not executing this bash script correctly. The -proposed modification does not change this script so I don't believe this regression is caused by that change. Are you able to reproduce this issue with a clean install (or in another environment?).

Thanks,

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: added: bot-stop-nagging
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
James Page (james-page)
Changed in openvswitch (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for openvswitch (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in openvswitch (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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