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openldap package

apt-get install slapd => Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam"

Bug #666028 reported by KLEIN Stéphane
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
openldap
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
openldap (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
James Page
Declined for Natty by Mathias Gug
Maverick
Fix Released
Medium
James Page

Bug Description

IMPACT: Due to a incorrectly specified debconf parameter introduced to fix bug 658227, some installations of slapd/openldap will fail with the error message detailed below.

FIX: Correct the typo in the slapd.templates file to specify the slapd/move_old_database parameter as boolean (instead of booleam).

PATCH: See proposed linked branch

TEST CASE:
Install slapd on a clean maverick installation
Configure and load data (using example from server guide).
Remove and purge slapd package
Re-install slapd (fails with error message detailed below).

REGRESSION POTENTIAL: Bearing in mind the heritage of this bug the following test cases should be tested once in -proposed:
Clean installation
Test Case (as detailed above)
Upgrade from Lucid->Maverick.

ORIGINAL BUG REPORT:

Hi,

when I try to install "slapd", I've this :

root@stephane-macbook:~# apt-get install slapd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  ldap-utils
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  slapd
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 57 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1514kB of archives.
After this operation, 4047kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 5.
(Reading database ... 480491 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking slapd (from .../slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb) ...
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 5.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@stephane-macbook:~#

I'm on Ubuntu 10.10

See original description

Related branches

lp://staging/~james-page/ubuntu/natty/openldap/fix-666028
Mathias Gug: Approve
Diff: 27 lines (+8/-1)
2 files modified
debian/changelog (+7/-0)
debian/slapd.templates (+1/-1)
lp://staging/~james-page/ubuntu/maverick/openldap/fix-666028
Mathias Gug: Approve
Diff: 27 lines (+8/-1)
2 files modified
debian/changelog (+7/-0)
debian/slapd.templates (+1/-1)
lp://staging/ubuntu/natty/openldap
lp://staging/ubuntu/maverick-proposed/openldap
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trinkity (trinkity) wrote :

This error is when you install slapd -> remove slapd -> reinstall slapd.
You can around the problem installing manually
1) dpkg --install libldap-2.4-2_2.4.23-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
2) dpkg --install slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
3) apt-get dist-upgrade

I confirm this problem on ubuntu 10.10 amd 64

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KLEIN Stéphane (stephane-harobed) wrote :

> This error is when you install slapd -> remove slapd -> reinstall slapd.
> You can around the pro>blem installing manually
> 1) dpkg --install libldap-2.4-2_2.4.23-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
> 2) dpkg --install slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
> 3) apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> I confirm this problem on ubuntu 10.10 amd 64

I've always the same error when I launch :

# dpkg --install slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb
(Lecture de la base de données... 503850 fichiers et répertoires déjà installés.)
Dépaquetage de slapd (à partir de slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb) ...
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Booleam"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 5.
dpkg : erreur de traitement de slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb (--install) :
 le sous-processus nouveau script pre-installation a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 2
Des erreurs ont été rencontrées pendant l'exécution :
 slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb

Revision history for this message
trinkity (trinkity) wrote :

you must purge old version -> download old package slapd -> install -> dist-upgrade

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KLEIN Stéphane (stephane-harobed) wrote :

Ok, this package version work with success :

* libldap-2.4-2_2.4.23-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
* slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3_i386.deb

but we can confirm the error with last slapd version : slapd_2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb

Changed in openldap (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Michael Milligan (milli) wrote :

The error is a typo in slapd.templates, so I guess this goes upstream. Here's a quick patch. My package version is 2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2 (maverick) on AMD64. This file gets installed in /var/lib/dpkg/info/slapd.templates if you want to hand edit, dpkg-reconfigure, and move on with life...

# diff -u slapd.templates.orig slapd.templates
--- slapd.templates.orig 2010-11-05 12:01:38.977450608 -0600
+++ slapd.templates 2010-11-05 12:01:50.246765129 -0600
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 Description-vi.UTF-8: Khi tẩy gói phần mềm slapd, bạn cũng có muốn gỡ bỏ cơ sở dữ liệu không?

 Template: slapd/move_old_database
-Type: booleam
+Type: boolean
 Default: true
 Description: Do you want to backup the old database when slapd is upgraded?
  If you disable this option upgrades which change the underlying BDB

Revision history for this message
James Page (james-page) wrote :

This change (and bug) was introduced in 2.4.23-0ubuntu3.2 to deal with a db format issue when upgrading from Lucid->Maverick.

As a result this will impact the version of openldap in Maverick and Natty (where this change has also been applied).

Changed in openldap (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → James Page (james-page)
importance: Undecided → High
status: Confirmed → In Progress
James Page (james-page)
tags: added: maverick
James Page (james-page)
description: updated
Changed in openldap (Ubuntu):
importance: High → Medium
Mathias Gug (mathiaz)
Changed in openldap (Ubuntu Maverick):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
assignee: nobody → James Page (james-page)
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package openldap - 2.4.23-0ubuntu4

---------------
openldap (2.4.23-0ubuntu4) natty; urgency=low

  * debian/slapd.templates: amended typo in slapd/move_old_database
    (LP: #666028)
 -- James Page <email address hidden> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:00:58 +0000

Changed in openldap (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
PEIGNOT Kévin (kpeignot) wrote :

When will it be uploaded in maverick's repos?

Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Please test proposed package

Accepted openldap into maverick-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Changed in openldap (Ubuntu Maverick):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
Revision history for this message
PEIGNOT Kévin (kpeignot) wrote :

It's OK, it works for me with the proposed version. Good works !

Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package openldap - 2.4.23-0ubuntu3.3

---------------
openldap (2.4.23-0ubuntu3.3) maverick-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/slapd.templates: amended typo in slapd/move_old_database
    (LP: #666028)
 -- James Page <email address hidden> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:00:58 +0000

Changed in openldap (Ubuntu Maverick):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
James Page (james-page)
Changed in openldap:
status: New → Invalid
Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)
tags: added: testcase
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