Bug#39552: libc6: /var/lib/misc doesn't exist

[Adrian Bridgett <bridgett@hursley.ibm.com>]

Package: libc6
Version: 2.1.1-11

Preparing to replace libc6 2.1.1-10 (using .../base/libc6_2.1.1-11.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
Setting up libc6 (2.1.1-11) ...
ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/lib/libdsocks.so (No such file or
directory), skipping
Current default timezone: 'Europe/London'.
   Local time is now:      Tue Jun 15 08:13:31 BST 1999.
   Universal Time is now:  Tue Jun 15 07:13:31 UTC 1999.
Run tzconfig' if you wish to change it.
cp: copying multiple files, but last argument (/var/lib/misc/.) is not a
directory
Try cp --help' for more information.
dpkg: error processing libc6 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libc6
E: Sub-process returned an error code (1)


The postinst:
            if [ -f /var/db/passwd.db ]
            then
                mv /var/db /var/db.old
                ln -sf /var/lib/misc /var/db
                cp -a /var/db.old/*.db /var/lib/misc
                rm -rf /var/db.old
            elif [ -f /var/state/glibc/passwd.db ]
            then
                mv /var/state/glibc /var/state/glibc.old
                ln -sf /var/lib/misc /var/state/glibc
                cp -a /var/state/glibc.old/*.db /var/lib/misc/.
                rm -rf /var/state/glibc.old
            fi

Any reason for the /var/lib/misc in one and /var/lib/misc/. in the other?

Cheers

Adrian (expecting there to be about 10 similar reports, but the bug web page
doesn't list them).

Adrian Bridgett <bridgett@hursley.ibm.com>
Internal: 7-245528  External: 01962-815528