unattended-upgrade crashed with CalledProcessError in check_output(): Command '['dpkg', '--force-confold', '--configure', '-a']' returned non-zero exit status 2

Bug #754330 reported by maferick
26
This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
Natty
Fix Released
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: unattended-upgrades

did an update as normal, came with this error

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unattended-upgrades 0.72ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 8 08:26:08 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110202)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/sh
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade']
SourcePackage: unattended-upgrades
Title: unattended-upgrade crashed with CalledProcessError in check_output(): Command '['dpkg', '--force-confold', '--configure', '-a']' returned non-zero exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-24 (14 days ago)
UserGroups:

Revision history for this message
maferick (gijs-vanderlaken) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Michael Vogt (mvo)
visibility: private → public
Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu Natty):
status: New → In Progress
importance: Undecided → High
Revision history for this message
Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

This is uplaoded into natty now and waiting for approval.

Changed in unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu Natty):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package unattended-upgrades - 0.72.1ubuntu1

---------------
unattended-upgrades (0.72.1ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * unattended-upgrade:
    - fix detection of unclean dpkg state if another package manager
      is working (LP: #754330)
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:34:42 +0200

Changed in unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu Natty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
To post a comment you must log in.
This report contains Public information  
Everyone can see this information.

Duplicates of this bug

Other bug subscribers

Remote bug watches

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.