Public bug reported: I'm getting this on an apt-get upgrade performed yesterday:
[...] Setting up python-problem-report (1.20.1-0ubuntu5.1) ... Processing triggers for python-central ... Setting up python-apport (1.20.1-0ubuntu5.1) ... Processing triggers for python-central ... Setting up apport (1.20.1-0ubuntu5.1) ... start: Job failed to start invoke-rc.d: initscript apport, action "start" failed. Processing triggers for python-central ... [...] And in syslog: Sep 22 06:55:51 ip-xxx init: apport pre-start process (16165) terminated with status 1 Sep 22 06:55:51 ip-xxx init: apport post-stop process (16166) terminated with status 1 I saw other tickets for older apport versions having fixes for something similar, but not for this version. apt-get upgrade didn't crash, but I didn't expect it to print out failure messages. Happens on: Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 ** Affects: apport Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: apport (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: apport Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: - I'm getting this on an apt-get upgrade: + I'm getting this on an apt-get upgrade performed yesterday: [...] Setting up python-problem-report (1.20.1-0ubuntu5.1) ... Processing triggers for python-central ... Setting up python-apport (1.20.1-0ubuntu5.1) ... Processing triggers for python-central ... Setting up apport (1.20.1-0ubuntu5.1) ... start: Job failed to start invoke-rc.d: initscript apport, action "start" failed. Processing triggers for python-central ... [...] And in syslog: Sep 22 06:55:51 ip-xxx init: apport pre-start process (16165) terminated with status 1 Sep 22 06:55:51 ip-xxx init: apport post-stop process (16166) terminated with status 1 I saw other tickets for older apport versions having fixes for something similar, but not for this version. apt-get upgrade didn't crash, but I didn't expect it to print out failure messages. Happens on: Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/857086 Title: package apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: start: Job failed to start, invoke-rc.d: initscript apport, action "start" failed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/857086/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs