ls output attached.  I actually have a script that cleans out log files
that haven't been read in a certain period, so that might skew results. 
I'll send fresh ls output just after I run my next update.  Thanks!



--- On Wed, 7/8/09, Martin Pitt <[email protected]> wrote:

From: Martin Pitt <[email protected]>
Subject: [Bug 391119] Re: package postgresql-8.3 8.3.7-0ubuntu8.04.1 failed to 
install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 
1
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 5:05 AM

"Error: Could not create log file
/var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.3-main.log"

Please give me the output of

 ls -l /var/log/postgresql
 ls -ld /var/log/postgresql

** Changed in: postgresql-8.3 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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package postgresql-8.3 8.3.7-0ubuntu8.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: could not 
create log file
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391119
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Status in “postgresql-8.3” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete

Bug description:
Binary package hint: postgresql-8.3

I have had this problem on both of the PostgreSql installations I've
made.  Contents of log file:


Log started: 2009-03-08  11:53:19
(Reading database ... 166512 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to replace xulrunner-1.9 1.9.0.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
(using .../xulrunner-1.9_1.9.0.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1_amd64.deb)
...

Unpacking replacement xulrunner-1.9 ...

Preparing to replace firefox-3.0 3.0.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 (using
.../firefox-3.0_3.0.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1_amd64.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement firefox-3.0 ...

Preparing to replace firefox 3.0.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 (using
.../firefox_3.0.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1_all.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement firefox ...

Preparing to replace libpng12-0 1.2.15~beta5-3 (using
.../libpng12-0_1.2.15~beta5-3ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb) ...

Ignoring nonregistered document `libpng12'

Unpacking replacement libpng12-0 ...

Setting up postgresql-8.3 (8.3.6-0ubuntu8.04) ...

 * Starting PostgreSQL 8.3 database server

 * Error: Could not create log file
/var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.3-main..log

   ...fail!

invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.3, action "start" failed.

dpkg: error processing postgresql-8.3 (--configure):

 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postgresql:

 postgresql depends on postgresql-8.3; however:

  Package postgresql-8.3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing postgresql (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postgresql-
plperl-8.3:

 postgresql-plperl-8.3 depends on postgresql-8.3; however:

  Package postgresql-8.3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing postgresql-plperl-8.3 (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

Setting up xulrunner-1.9 (1.9.0.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) ...


Setting up firefox-3.0 (3.0.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) ...

Please restart all running instances of Firefox-3.0, or you will
experience problems.


Setting up firefox (3.0.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) ...

Setting up libpng12-0 (1.2.15~beta5-3ubuntu0.1) ...


Processing triggers for libc6 ...

ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

Errors were encountered while processing:

 postgresql-8.3

 postgresql

 postgresql-plperl-8.3

Log ended: 2009-03-08  11:53:30

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 23 09:14:45 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: postgresql-8.3 8.3.7-0ubuntu8.04.1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
SourcePackage: postgresql-8.3
Title: package postgresql-8.3 8.3.7-0ubuntu8.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: 
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-24-generic x86_64



** Attachment added: "ls-l_var-log-postgresql.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28796438/ls-l_var-log-postgresql.txt

** Attachment added: "ls-ld_var-log-postgresql.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28796439/ls-ld_var-log-postgresql.txt

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