>From your log: chown: cannot access '/etc/tomcat8/policy.d': No such file or directory
And it seems config files were manually removed that are needed: modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.catalina.properties: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.context.xml: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.jaspic-providers.xml: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.logging.properties: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.policy.d.01system.policy: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.policy.d.02debian.policy: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.policy.d.03catalina.policy: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.policy.d.04webapps.policy: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.policy.d.50local.policy: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.server.xml: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.tomcat-users.xml: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.tomcat8.web.xml: [deleted] With that the service cna't start properly anymore, but not due to a bug but due to broken local configuration as it seems to me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1745836 Title: package tomcat8 8.5.21-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/+bug/1745836/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
