postinst has: adduser --system --quiet --group --no-create-home ntp || : chown -R ntp:ntp /var/lib/ntp /var/log/ntpstats
If adduser fails for any reason (and with "--quiet" and "|| :" it's hard to know), then chown would fail. Can you (or any of the 9 people affected by this bug) reproduce after purging and reinstalling the package ? sudo apt-get purge ntp sudo apt-get install ntp -- package ntp 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494968 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to ntp in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
