Package: nsd3 Version: 3.2.5-1 Severity: important When using 'apt-get remove --purge nsd3', the /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride file is left in an unstable state. Reproduced the problem several times by installing the package and removing/purging it. After the remove/purge, any further install fails.
After 'apt-get remove --purge nsd3' : # cat /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride nsd nsd 755 /var/lib/nsd3 nsd nsd 750 /etc/nsd3 nsd nsd 640 /etc/nsd3/nsd.conf [...] # apt-get install package [...] Preconfiguring packages ... dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: syntax error: unknown user 'nsd' in statoverride file E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.1 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages nsd3 depends on: ii adduser 3.112+nmu2 add and remove users and groups ii libc6 2.11.2-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8o-4squeeze1 SSL shared libraries ii lsb-base 3.2-23.2squeeze1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip nsd3 recommends no packages. nsd3 suggests no packages. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org