Bug#244667: dpkg doesn't wait long enough when (re)starting a service

[Christoph Egger <Christoph_Egger@gmx.de>]

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.10.20
Severity: normal


After installing or upgrading anything via apt-get, I get this:

Setting up apache (1.3.29.0.2-4) ...
Starting web server: apache failed
invoke-rc.d: initscript apache, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing apache (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ps shows, that apache is actually running though.

The apache child processes appear some seconds after
the /etc/init.d/apache start command returned to the shell.

Conclusion: dpkg doesn't wait long enough...


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.25
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii  dselect                     1.10.20      a user tool to manage Debian packa
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an

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