it is the post-installation script that always returns 1, after throwing errors about unsafe symlinks encountered in /var/log/journal/. but there are no symlinks at all. Seems it is the systemd-tmpfiles --create call that throws this errors.
Unfortunately this leavea you with an inconsistent system in the middle of an release upgrade and no way out of this mess. So please set the importance to severe! Btw, my system was a fully updated 16.04 with hwe/i386 that is now broken an the half way to 18.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1807627 Title: package systemd 237-3ubuntu10.9 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: during upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: systemd 237-3ubuntu10.9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-140.166-generic 4.4.162 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-140-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Dec 9 17:11:50 2018 ErrorMessage: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-01 (829 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-140-generic root=UUID=aa4fc23f-9987-40c4-8278-a702ff0b99a3 ro RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1 apt 1.2.29 SourcePackage: systemd Title: package systemd 237-3ubuntu10.9 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-12-10 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 06/20/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: J01 v02.21 dmi.board.asset.tag: 2UA142177C dmi.board.name: 1495 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 2UA142177C dmi.chassis.type: 6 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrJ01v02.21:bd06/20/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaq8200EliteSFFPC:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1495:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1807627/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
