[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#391352: Upgrade problem (user ntp does not exist)

[Julien Danjou]

Package: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-3
Severity: serious

Hello,

% sudo dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-3_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 134015 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ntp 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-2 (using
.../ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-3_i386.deb) ...
/etc/init.d/ntp: user ntp does not exist
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/etc/init.d/ntp: user ntp does not exist
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-3_i386.deb (--install):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
/etc/init.d/ntp: user ntp does not exist
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-3_i386.deb

I swear I've never deleted a ntp user from my system.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages ntp depends on:
ii  adduser                      3.97        Add and remove users and groups
ii  libc6                        2.3.6.ds1-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcap1                      1:1.10-14   support for getting/setting POSIX.
ii  libreadline5                 5.1-9       GNU readline and history libraries
pn  libssl0.9.8                  <none>      (no description available)
ii  lsb-base                     3.1-17      Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip
pn  netbase                      <none>      (no description available)
ii  perl-modules                 5.8.8-6.1   Core Perl modules
ii  psmisc                       22.3-1      Utilities that use the proc filesy

ntp recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information

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