Bug#726420: multipath-tools: Fails to upgrade in root-on-multipath setups

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Hi

[Disclaimer, not the maintainer of this package, only following
multipath-tools bugreports as per references below, so only giving a
follow-up]

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 05:34:09PM +0200, Ferenc Wágner wrote:
> Package: multipath-tools
> Version: 0.4.9+git0.4dfdaf2b-6
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The Debian 7.1 -> 7.2 upgrade includes a multipath-tools upgrade,
> which fails on a multipath-rooted system:
> 
> Preparing to replace multipath-tools 0.4.9+git0.4dfdaf2b-6 (using .../multipath-tools_0.4.9+git0.4dfdaf2b-7~deb7u1_amd64.deb) ...
> [....] Root is on a multipathed device, multipathd can not be stopped:invoke-rc.d: initscript multipath-tools, action "stop" failed.
> dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
> [....] Root is on a multipathed device, multipathd can not be stopped:invoke-rc.d: initscript multipath-tools, action "stop" failed.
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/multipath-tools_0.4.9+git0.4dfdaf2b-7~deb7u1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
>  subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> 
> Ignoring the stop failure in the prerm script fixes the problem.

Only a follow-up on this bugreport: This looks similar to #704073.

@Ferenc, anyway please wait to update multipath-tools, there were
detected a regression #726296 and #726311 which should be available
via wheezy-updates tonight.

Regards,
Salvatore