package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.1+2.02-2ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1780907 reported by michaelbukachi
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This bug affects 13 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
grub2-signed (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

I just tried to do an upgrade and got the following error during the installation of on e of the packages:
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
Could not prepare Boot variable: No space left on device
grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Input/output error.
Failed: grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --no-extra-removable
WARNING: Bootloader is not properly installed, system may not be bootable

I obviously cannot reboot/shutdown my pc since the chances of it not starting again are high.

More details can be found below:
Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Release: 18.04

grub-efi-amd64:
  Installed: 2.02-2ubuntu8.1
  Candidate: 2.02-2ubuntu8.1
  Version table:

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.1+2.02-2ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-24.26-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 10 08:57:38 2018
ErrorMessage: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-17 (173 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.2
SourcePackage: grub2-signed
Title: package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.1+2.02-2ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-28 (72 days ago)

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michaelbukachi (michaelbukachi) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in grub2-signed (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Maxim Zotov (g00dman) wrote :

I'm just boot into ubuntu live image, start gparted, resize my partitions and give +500Mb for first FAT32 partition /boot/efi. Then update normally.
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 223,6G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 982M 0 part /boot/efi
├─sda2 8:2 0 479M 0 part /boot
├─sda3 8:3 0 56G 0 part /
└─sda4 8:4 0 166,2G 0 part /home

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