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[Gabriel Silva <AnarchyStone@xxxxxxxxx>]

Unexpected output:
args='['swapoff', '-a', '-v']'
stdout='swapoff /dev/sde5
'
stderr=''

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Title:
  package gconf2 3.2.5-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126

Status in gconf package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  My system has been running quite smoothly for a while now but several
  days ago, package operations kept failing. This is the output of apt-
  get:

  update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
  Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.2.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-49-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.2.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-49-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-49-generic
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-49-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.2.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-49-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.2.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-49-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-extlinux 3.2.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-49-generic
  P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-49-generic...
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-48-generic...
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-47-generic...
  cp: `/usr/lib/extlinux/memdisk' and `/boot/extlinux/memdisk' are the same file
  run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-extlinux exited with return code 1
  Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-49-generic.postinst line 1010.
  dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-49-generic (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Setting up gconf2 (3.2.5-0ubuntu2) ...
  /var/lib/dpkg/info/gconf2.postinst: 82: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gconf2.postinst: update-gconf-defaults: Permission denied
  dpkg: error processing gconf2 (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of compiz-gnome:
   compiz-gnome depends on gconf2 (>= 2.28.1-2); however:
    Package gconf2 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing compiz-gnome (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of compiz-plugins-main-default:
   compiz-plugins-main-default depends on gconf2 (>= 2.28.1-2); however:
    Package gconf2 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing compiz-plugins-main-default (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of compiz:
   compiz depends on compiz-gnome | compiz-kde; however:
    Package compiz-gnome is not configured yet.
    Package compiz-kde is not installed.
   compiz depends on compiz-plugins-main-default (>= 0.9); however:
    Package compiz-plugins-main-default is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing compiz (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                                     No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                                                         No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                  No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                           No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                                               No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                        No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                 configuration of linux-image-generic:
   linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-3.2.0-49-generic; however:
    Package linux-image-3.2.0-49-generic is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
   linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.2.0.49.59); however:
    Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unity-common:
   unity-common depends on gconf2 (>= 2.28.1-2); however:
    Package gconf2 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing unity-common (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unity:
   unity depends on unity-common (= 5.20.0-0ubuntu1); however:
    Package unity-common is not configured yet.
   unity depends on compiz; however:
    Package compiz is not configured yet.
   unity depends on compiz-plugins-main-default; however:
    Package compiz-plugins-main-default is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing unity (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   linux-image-3.2.0-49-generic
   gconf2
   compiz-gnome
   compiz-plugins-main-default
   compiz
   linux-image-generic
   linux-generic
   unity-common
   unity
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  zsh: exit 100   sudo apt-get --fix-broken install

  And this is the file that generates the permission error:
  # ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gconf2.postinst
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2679 Mar 23  2012 /var/lib/dpkg/info/gconf2.postinst*

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: gconf2 3.2.5-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-48.74-generic 3.2.46
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jun 21 10:03:48 2013
  DuplicateSignature: package:gconf2:3.2.5-0ubuntu2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120201.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: gconf
  Title: package gconf2 3.2.5-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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