package update-manager 1:0.93.34 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Bug #319868 reported by Greg Barrett
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
moodle (Ubuntu)
Triaged
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: update-manager

upgrading from 8.04 to 8.10.
Expected upgrade script to finish "installing the upgrades" portion of upgrade script, and proceed to "Cleaning up" and "Restarting the computer"
Error occurred toward end of "installing the upgrades" portion of upgrade script. Dialog box appears asking to report bug, then information box appears with,

"Could not install the upgrades

The upgrade aborts now. Your system could be in an unusable state. A recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a)."

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Package: update-manager 1:0.93.34
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: package update-manager 1:0.93.34 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-23-generic i686

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Greg Barrett (gbarre2002) wrote :
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

2009-01-21 21:21:09,852 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'moodle': 'subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Changed in update-manager:
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
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LaserJock (laserjock) wrote :

There error seems to be:

Setting up moodle (1.8.2-1.2ubuntu2) ...
using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
        Is the server running locally and accepting
        connections on Unix domain socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
uid=1000(gregory) gid=1000(gregory) groups=1000(gregory),4(adm),1012(disk),20(dialout),21(fax),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),104(scanner),111(netdev),112(lpadmin),115(powerdev),118(admin),126(sambashare)
dpkg: error processing moodle (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

tags: added: dist-upgrade
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