11.10 install archive failure.

[Monara]

The last two times I have updated the system, I have received an error "InstallArchives() failed".

Does anyone know how to find out what is causing this, and if anything can be done about it?

I have also noticed that when I use "sudo apt-get upgrade" I get the following.


Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up winbind (2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1) ...
groupadd: cannot lock /etc/gshadow; try again later.
addgroup: `/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 125 winbindd_priv' returned error code 10. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing winbind (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
winbind
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Again, no idea what's going on here.

[David006]

The last two times I have updated the system, I have received an error "InstallArchives() failed".

Does anyone know how to find out what is causing this, and if anything can be done about it?

Can you please post the output, after running this operation at the command prompt?

open terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

[Monara]

Can you please post the output, after running this operation at the command prompt?

open terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Certainly! Here it is.


tao@tao-Studio-1555:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for tao:
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198 B]
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security InRelease
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release.gpg
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release [1,347 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Sources
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Sources
Get:3 http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages [757 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner i386 Packages
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner TranslationIndex
Get:4 http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages [777 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main i386 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted Sources
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner Translation-en_US
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe amd64 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner Translation-en
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Fetched 3,079 B in 5s (514 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Setting up winbind (2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1) ...
groupadd: cannot lock /etc/gshadow; try again later.
addgroup: `/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 125 winbindd_priv' returned error code 10. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing winbind (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
winbind
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[David006]

Your sources lists seem to be Ok, but you have a partially installed package.

try:

sudo apt-get -f install

[Monara]

Your sources lists seem to be Ok, but you have a partially installed package.

try:

sudo apt-get -f install
Done. I get this:

tao@tao-Studio-1555:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for tao:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up winbind (2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1) ...
groupadd: cannot lock /etc/gshadow; try again later.
addgroup: `/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 125 winbindd_priv' returned error code 10. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing winbind (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
winbind
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[David006]

You have 'permission' corruption.

You may have done an install not using 'sudo', or the install tried to do something it shouldn't (and was aborted).


1. You need to exit all software, and re-start Linux.


2. You also need to document the exact commands that were used to 'install', that may have caused this ..

[Monara]

I will restart Linux and see if that helps.

As for the exact procedure that started this, I only notice this problem when I'm updating, and I only update through the update manager. I suppose it could have been caused by something else I installed, but I always either use the software center or 'sudo' in the terminal.

How would one go about fixing a permission corruption?

[David006]

I found your issue elsewhere ..

Fails to boot after upgrade, stuck on winbind package
http://askubuntu.com/questions/66606/fails-to-boot-after-upgrade-stuck-on-winbind-package


You need to do two things:

sudo dpkg --purge winbind

sudo dpkg --configure -a

After you resolve this, and assuming you are using Samba (Windows support), you need to re-install 'winbind'.

You need one of these (if the first fails, then use the second).

sudo apt-get -f install


sudo apt-get install winbind

[Monara]

That's quite amazing! Thanks for all the help! (I was rather dreading the prospect of a re-install, or switching back to Windows.)

Edit: So, I entered in those things and go this:

tao@tao-Studio-1555:~$ sudo dpkg --purge winbind
[sudo] password for tao:
(Reading database ... 137789 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing winbind ...
* Stopping the Winbind daemon winbind [ OK ]
Purging configuration files for winbind ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
tao@tao-Studio-1555:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -aI assume a reboot is all that's required now? (And possibly resinstalling winbind though 'sudo apt-get'?)

[David006]

I assume a reboot is all that's required now? (And possibly resinstalling winbind though 'sudo apt-get'?)


That should cover it.

[Monara]

Ah, yes.

I have followed those instructions. When I get to the step

sudo apt-get -f install it results in

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[David006]

Then you need to manually install 'winbind', using apt-get.


It did not 'discover' that it is needed by Samba.

[Monara]

Something seems to have gone wrong.


tao@tao-Studio-1555:~$ sudo apt-get install winbind
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
winbind
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/5,652 kB of archives.
After this operation, 16.7 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package winbind.
(Reading database ... 137750 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking winbind (from .../winbind_2%3a3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up winbind (2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1) ...
groupadd: cannot lock /etc/gshadow; try again later.
addgroup: `/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 125 winbindd_priv' returned error code 10. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing winbind (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
winbind
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
tao@tao-Studio-1555:~$

[David006]

You know how to clear this problem.


The question is:

Do you need 'samba' and 'winbind' on your PC?

If so, who installed it (and can they assist in its proper re-install)?

[Monara]

I think I can live without it.

As far as I know, Samba and Winbind came with 11.10 when I installed it onto this computer. I suppose re-install might fix this problem, but I think I'll just opt to go without winbind.

Thanks for all your help, David!