The root of the problem is:

useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.

Have you changed /etc/passwd? What are the permissions on the file?

This is not a bug in postfix.

** Changed in: postfix (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Changed in: postfix (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Summary changed:

- package postfix 2.6.5-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed 
post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+ useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.

** Package changed: postfix (Ubuntu) => shadow (Ubuntu)

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useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/523896
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