OK - it appears that /etc/passwd.lock and /etc/shadow.lock existed, for some
reason, and was the cause of the problem. I removed those file and was able to
complete installed.
Closing.
** Changed in: libvirt (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Fix Released
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package libvirt-bin 0.7.5-5ubuntu3
Hi,
Yes, it occurs all the time.
Now occuring with 0.7.5-5ubuntu7, let me know if you would like to do
any further investigation.
Thanks,
Anand
** Changed in: libvirt (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = New
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package libvirt-bin 0.7.5-5ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
Error seems to be a transient lock on /etc/passwd:
Setting up libvirt-bin (0.7.5-5ubuntu3) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/libvirt -g kvm -s /bin/false -u
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** Attachment added: AptOrdering.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38399177/AptOrdering.txt
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38399178/Dependencies.txt
** Attachment added: Df.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38399179/Df.txt
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