# apt-get install nut [...] Preparing... ################################################################### [100%] warning: group upsmon does not exist - using root warning: group upsmon does not exist - using root warning: group upsmon does not exist - using root 1: nut ################################################################### [100%]
PS: reinstall goes on smoothly
Local misconfiguration? $ rpmquery -p --qf '%{PREIN}\n' nut-2.0.1-alt0.1.i586.rpm if [ $1 -gt 1 -a -x /sbin/upsmon -a ! -d /etc/nut/certs ]; then echo "Upgrading from incompatible nut < 1.4.1-alt2" >&2 [ -x /etc/rc.d/init.d/upsmon ] && service upsmon condstop ||: [ -x /etc/rc.d/init.d/upsd ] && service upsd condstop ||: if [ ! -d "/etc/nut" -o -e "/etc/nut".bak ] || ! /bin/mv -v "/etc/nut" "/etc/nut".bak; then echo "Automatic upgrade failed." >&2 exit 1 fi echo "Please update config files manually." >&2 fi /usr/sbin/groupadd -r -f upsmon /usr/sbin/useradd -r -g upsmon -d / -s /dev/null \ -c "NUT monitoring daemon" -n upsmon >/dev/null 2>&1 ||:
Was quite amused to see the bug getting assigned to you :) Still it's quite plain sisyphus system, might try in an isolated environment.
closing