Bug#241957: woody to sid apache upgrade hang

[Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org>]

On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 02:02:42AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:

> Package: apache
> Version: 1.3.29.0.2-4
> Severity: important
> 
> Hello Debian Apache maintainers,
> 
> During the latest woody to sid upgrade test I performed (under
> user-mode-linux, the upgrade process get stalled:
> 
> Setting up apache (1.3.29.0.2-4) ...
> Configuration file `/etc/apache/httpd.conf'
>  ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
>  ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
>    What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
>     Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
>     N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
>       D     : show the differences between the versions
>       Z     : start a new shell to examine the situation
>  The default action is to keep your current version.
> ***  httpd.conf  (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
> 
> Whatever optionI choose, the upgrade process hang.
> Doing a ^Z and ps auwwx I get:
> 
> root      6926  0.0  2.8  8836 7228 tty1     T    18:17   0:00 apt-get install apache-common
> root      6930  0.0  7.0 19292 17808 tty1    T    18:17   0:00 /usr/bin/dpkg --configure apache
> root      6931  0.0  2.5  8252 6420 tty1     T    18:17   0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w
> /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/apache.postinst configure 1.3.26-0woody3
> root      6938  0.0  0.5  2480 1288 tty1     T    18:17   0:00 /bin/bash /var/lib/dpkg/info/apache.postinst configure 1.3.26-0woody3
> root      7890  0.0  0.4  2400 1208 tty1     T    18:17   0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/ucf --debconf-ok /etc/apache/httpd.conf.dpkg-inst.queue /etc/apache/httpd.conf
> 
> So maybe it is related to ucf/debconf.
> 
> There is the definite possibility I have a poorly configured
> user-mode-linux system, but I perform regularly such upgrading test and
> it is the first time it hangs there.

Sounds similar to #237181.

-- 
 - mdz