On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 08:55:59AM -0700, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > Hi, > Here the upgrade was completed except for the problem indicated in the > following transcript. > > This page appears relevant. > https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/systemd/systemd-journald.service.8.en.html > > /var/log/journal exists here. > > The command "systemd-tmpfiles --create --prefix /var/log/journal" gives > complaints similar to those in the transcript. > > Likely the solution is obvious once the problem is understood. What is > unsafe about the path transition? How is systemd journaling meant to > work? > > Thx, ... P. > > =============================== > root@joule:~# apt update > Hit:1 https://mirror.it.ubc.ca/debian bullseye InRelease > Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > All packages are up to date. > root@joule:~# apt upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > Calculating upgrade... Done > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > 9 not fully installed or removed. > After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > Setting up systemd (247.3-6) ... > Detected unsafe path transition / -> /var during canonicalization of > /var/log/journal. > Detected unsafe path transition / -> /var during canonicalization of > /var/log/journal. > Detected unsafe path transition / -> /var during canonicalization of > /var/log/journal. > Detected unsafe path transition / -> /var during canonicalization of > /var/log/journal/82516769d28444b49bf2553c1a9d8b27. > Detected unsafe path transition / -> /var during canonicalization of > /var/log/journal/82516769d28444b49bf2553c1a9d8b27. > Detected unsafe path transition / -> /var during canonicalization of > /var/log/journal/82516769d28444b49bf2553c1a9d8b27. > Detected unsafe path transition / -> /var during canonicalization of > /var/log/journal/82516769d28444b49bf2553c1a9d8b27/system.journal. > Detected unsafe path transition / -> /var during canonicalization of > /var/log/journal/82516769d28444b49bf2553c1a9d8b27/system.journal. > dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure): > installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error > exit status 73 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libpam-systemd:i386: > libpam-systemd:i386 depends on systemd (= 247.3-6); however: > Package systemd is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package libpam-systemd:i386 (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of policykit-1: > policykit-1 depends on default-logind | logind; however: > Package default-logind is not installed. > Package libpam-systemd:i386 which provides default-logind is not configured > yet. > Package logind is not installed. > Package libpam-systemd:i386 which provides logind is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package policykit-1 (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of policykit-1-gnome: > policykit-1-gnome depends on policykit-1; however: > Package policykit-1 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package policykit-1-gnome (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of plymouth: > plymouth depends on systemd (>= 232-8~); however: > Package systemd is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package plymouth (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mate-polkit:i386: > mate-polkit:i386 depends on policykit-1; however: > Package policykit-1 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package mate-polkit:i386 (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of lxpolkit: > lxpolkit depends on policykit-1; however: > Package policykit-1 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package lxpolkit (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of modemmanager: > modemmanager depends on policykit-1; however: > Package policykit-1 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package modemmanager (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of plymouth-label: > plymouth-label depends on plymouth (= 0.9.5-3); however: > Package plymouth is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package plymouth-label (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > systemd > libpam-systemd:i386 > policykit-1 > policykit-1-gnome > plymouth > mate-polkit:i386 > lxpolkit > modemmanager > plymouth-label > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > root@joule:~# > =============================== > > -- > 48.7693 N 123.3053 W > mobile: +1 778 951 5147 > VoIP: +1 604 670 0140 >
If this appears to be complete apart from the errors you have: it may be worth rebooting and running dpkg -C to configure anything that is unpacked but remains unconfigured. All the best, as ever, Andy Cater
