E: dpkg was interrupted

[l0uismustdie]

Earlier today I was faced with the following message:


E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

after attempting to do a sudo apt-get install

Following the prompts request I ran the command and received the resulting error:


***@***:/etc$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up nfs-kernel-server (1:1.2.0-4ubuntu4) ...
* Exporting directories for NFS kernel daemon... [ OK ]
* Starting NFS kernel daemon [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing nfs-kernel-server (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
nfs-kernel-server


I'm not exactly sure how to repair nfs-kernel-server or how it got damaged...

[sikander3786]

Try to stop nfs-kernel-server prior to configuring it.



sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server stop


Then



sudo dpkg --configure nfs-kernel-server


Then



sudo apt-get update

[l0uismustdie]

Thanks for your prompt reply but it doesn't look like this is working. Here is output of what you suggested


***@***:/etc$ sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server stop
[sudo] password for ***:
* Stopping NFS kernel daemon [ OK ]
* Unexporting directories for NFS kernel daemon... [ OK ]
***@***:/etc$ sudo dpkg --configure nfs-kernel-server
Setting up nfs-kernel-server (1:1.2.0-4ubuntu4) ...
* Exporting directories for NFS kernel daemon... [ OK ]
* Starting NFS kernel daemon [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing nfs-kernel-server (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
nfs-kernel-server

[sikander3786]

What happens when you do this.


sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server stop


sudo apt-get remove nfs-kernel-server

If that doesn't work,


sudo apt-get install --reinstall nfs-kernel-server

Or


sudo dpkg -r nfs-kernel-server

[l0uismustdie]

Doesn't look like this was successful either... when I tried the reinstall line it is still failing on starting the NFS kernel demon. Here is some output after a reboot:


***@***:~$ sudo dpkg -r nfs-kernel-server
[sudo] password for josh:
(Reading database ... 161678 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing nfs-kernel-server ...
* Stopping NFS kernel daemon [ OK ]
* Unexporting directories for NFS kernel daemon... [ OK ]
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...


This was after I uninstalled it.

Then for a reinstall:


***@***:~$ sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
nfs-kernel-server
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/158kB of archives.
After this operation, 397kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package nfs-kernel-server.
(Reading database ... 161654 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking nfs-kernel-server (from .../nfs-kernel-server_1%3a1.2.0-4ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up nfs-kernel-server (1:1.2.0-4ubuntu4) ...
* Exporting directories for NFS kernel daemon... [ OK ]
* Starting NFS kernel daemon [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing nfs-kernel-server (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
nfs-kernel-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Also tried


sudo apt-get install --reinstall nfs-kernel-server

[sikander3786]

Well I'm out of ideas for now. You should also try to remove and reinstall nfs-common.

Did you Google it? Search a solution there or wait for someone else to answer. I am also going to Google, will let you know if I find something.

[l0uismustdie]

Anyone else have ideas about this one?