Re: [Hampshire] dpkg-reconfigure error

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Author: Hugo Mills
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On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 07:49:54PM +0100, Simon Huggins wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 06:47:41PM +0100, Richard Mace wrote:
> > OK, I tried sudo aptitude install apache2-mpm-prefork, and this is
> > what happened?
>
> > Preparing to replace apache2-utils 2.0.55-4ubuntu2.1 (using
> > .../apache2-utils_2.0.55-4ubuntu2.2_i386.deb) ...
> > Unpacking replacement apache2-utils ...
> > dpkg: error processing
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/apache2-utils_2.0.55-4ubuntu2.2_i386.deb
> > (--unpack):
> > unable to make backup link of `./usr/bin/dbmmanage' before installing
> > new version: Operation not permitted
> > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>
> Ok, this is the real problem.

[snip]
> On the off chance is there anything odd about /usr like it's mounted
> read-only (check with mount) ?


Or is it full?

Take a look at /usr/bin/dbmmanage and see if there's anything
unusual about it. Try making a copy of it (as root) and see what error
you get, if any.

Hugo.

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