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Package: nfs-kernel-server
Version: 1:2.6.1-1
Severity: normal
Hi,
I noticed that nfs-blkmap.service keeps failing on my notebook. Since
I'm not using NFS anyway, I found out that this service belongs to
nfs-kernel-server and tried to purge the package. This should be possible
since I dont have dependencies installed, but it fails:
[4/4996]mh@drop:~ $ sudo apt purge nfs-kernel-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
nfs-kernel-server*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
After this operation, 650 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 492241 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing nfs-kernel-server (1:2.6.1-1) ...
Failed to stop nfs-kernel-server.service: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing package nfs-kernel-server (--remove):
installed nfs-kernel-server package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 5
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
nfs-mountd.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
nfs-server.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
nfsdcld.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142.
Failed to restart nfs-kernel-server.service: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service failed to load properly, please adjust/correct and reload service manager: File exists
See system logs and 'systemctl status nfs-kernel-server.service' for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "restart" failed.
○ nfs-kernel-server.service
Loaded: error (Reason: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service failed to load properly, please adjust/correct and reload service manager: File exists)
Active: inactive (dead)
Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of nfs-kernel-server.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.
Failed to restart nfs-kernel-server, ignoring.
Errors were encountered while processing:
nfs-kernel-server
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
100 [5/4997]mh@drop:~ $ sudo apt purge nfs-kernel-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
nfs-kernel-server*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
After this operation, 650 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 492241 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing nfs-kernel-server (1:2.6.1-1) ...
Failed to stop nfs-kernel-server.service: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing package nfs-kernel-server (--remove):
installed nfs-kernel-server package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 5
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
nfs-mountd.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
nfs-server.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
nfsdcld.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142.
Failed to restart nfs-kernel-server.service: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service failed to load properly, please adjust/correct and reload service manager: File exists
See system logs and 'systemctl status nfs-kernel-server.service' for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "restart" failed.
○ nfs-kernel-server.service
Loaded: error (Reason: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service failed to load properly, please adjust/correct and reload service manager: File exists)
Active: inactive (dead)
Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of nfs-kernel-server.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.
Failed to restart nfs-kernel-server, ignoring.
Errors were encountered while processing:
nfs-kernel-server
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
100 [6/4997]mh@drop:~ $
I was able to get rid of the package by emptying out the prerm script, but that should be easier.
Greetings
Marc
-- Package-specific info:
-- rpcinfo --
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers unstable-debug
APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 5.16.11-zgws1 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.utf8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages nfs-kernel-server depends on:
ii keyutils 1.6.1-2
ii libblkid1 2.37.3-1+b1
ii libc6 2.33-7
ii libcap2 1:2.44-1
ii libevent-core-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1
ii libsqlite3-0 3.38.0-1
ii libtirpc3 1.3.2-2
ii libuuid1 2.37.3-1+b1
ii libwrap0 7.6.q-31
ii lsb-base 11.1.0
ii netbase 6.3
ii nfs-common 1:2.6.1-1
ii ucf 3.0043
Versions of packages nfs-kernel-server recommends:
ii python3 3.9.8-1
ii python3-yaml 5.4.1-1+b1
nfs-kernel-server suggests no packages.
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Hi Marc,
On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 10:54:17AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 06, 2025 at 09:05:30PM +0200, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> > Do you have a system, where you still are able to reproduce the
> > problem?
>
> No, the machine has been retired in the mean time.
I'm sorry we were not able to timely handle this.
I'm closing this report, and hope we will do better in case someone
encounters the same issue and reports it again.
Thanks for you time!
Regards,
Salvatore
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