Public bug reported:
During updating my precise chroot:
Preparing to replace base-files 6.5ubuntu2 (using
.../base-files_6.5ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement base-files ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_6.5ubuntu3_amd64.deb
(--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/run', which is also in package initscripts
2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu5
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst: 106:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst: cannot create /var/run/motd: Too many
levels of symbolic links
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_6.5ubuntu3_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
** Affects: base-files (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst: cannot create /var/run/motd:
Too many levels of symbolic links
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