1.31.40 Upgrade error

[DVB Hardware]

1.31.40~20180329122723-xenial

Linux Mint 18.3 Mariadb I ran zmupdate.pl and it corrected the problem

Setting up zoneminder (1.31.40~20180329122723-xenial) ...
MySQL/MariaDB not found; assuming remote server.
Done Updating; starting ZoneMinder.
Job for zoneminder.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status zoneminder.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
zoneminder.service couldn't restart.
Job for zoneminder.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status zoneminder.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript zoneminder, action "start" failed.
● zoneminder.service - ZoneMinder CCTV recording and surveillance system
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/zoneminder.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2018-03-30 21:35:02 EDT; 4ms ago
Process: 18397 ExecStart=/usr/bin/zmpkg.pl start (code=exited, status=255)
Main PID: 2711 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Mar 30 21:35:02 server systemd[1]: Failed to start ZoneMinder CCTV recordin...m.
Mar 30 21:35:02 server systemd[1]: zoneminder.service: Unit entered failed ...e.
Mar 30 21:35:02 server systemd[1]: zoneminder.service: Failed with result '...'.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
dpkg: error processing package zoneminder (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up intel-microcode (3.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
intel-microcode: microcode will be updated at next boot
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.11) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-31-generic
Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8
Errors were encountered while processing:
zoneminder
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up zoneminder (1.31.40~20180329122723-xenial) ...
MySQL/MariaDB not found; assuming remote server.
Done Updating; starting ZoneMinder.
Job for zoneminder.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status zoneminder.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
zoneminder.service couldn't restart.
Job for zoneminder.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status zoneminder.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript zoneminder, action "start" failed.
● zoneminder.service - ZoneMinder CCTV recording and surveillance system
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/zoneminder.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2018-03-30 21:35:39 EDT; 4ms ago
Process: 26339 ExecStart=/usr/bin/zmpkg.pl start (code=exited, status=255)
Main PID: 2711 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Mar 30 21:35:39 server systemd[1]: Failed to start ZoneMinder CCTV recordin...m.
Mar 30 21:35:39 server systemd[1]: zoneminder.service: Unit entered failed ...e.
Mar 30 21:35:39 server systemd[1]: zoneminder.service: Failed with result '...'.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
dpkg: error processing package zoneminder (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
zoneminder

Error in Log
Version mismatch, system is version 1.31.40, database is 1.31.39, please run zmupdate.pl to update.

[Eradicator]

You need to run zmupdate.pl then apt upgrade

[DVB Hardware]

NEW UPGRADE ERROR same Linux Mint 18.3 as above ....Zoneminder will not start
1.31.40~20180403212315-xenial

E: zoneminder: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

018-04-04 12:37:47.668040 zmpkg 9835 FAT Can't execute: Unknown column 'Id' in 'field list' zmpkg.pl

04/04/2018 12:40:37.936620 zmpkg[11279].INF [Sanity checking States table...]
04/04/2018 12:40:37.972192 zmpkg[11279].INF [Command: start]
04/04/2018 12:40:38.143584 zmsystemctl[11285].INF [Redirecting command through systemctl]
Job for zoneminder.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status zoneminder.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

[iconnor]

I think someone broke the automatic run of zmupdate.pl.

You will have to run it yourself.

sudo zmupdate.pl
sudo zmupdate.pl -f
sudo apt-get -f install

[DVB Hardware]

Still the same, if it is my system I can reinstall new, hardly never had a upgrade error before.

server jimmy # sudo zmupdate.pl

Database already at version 1.31.40, update aborted.

server jimmy # sudo zmupdate.pl -f

Freshening configuration in database
Loading config from DB 221 entries
Saving config to DB 221 entries

server jimmy # sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up zoneminder (1.31.40~20180403212315-xenial) ...
MySQL/MariaDB not found; assuming remote server.
Done Updating; starting ZoneMinder.
Job for zoneminder.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status zoneminder.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
zoneminder.service couldn't restart.
Job for zoneminder.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status zoneminder.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript zoneminder, action "start" failed.
● zoneminder.service - ZoneMinder CCTV recording and surveillance system
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/zoneminder.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2018-04-04 21:06:03 EDT; 5ms ago
Process: 5134 ExecStart=/usr/bin/zmpkg.pl start (code=exited, status=255)

Apr 04 21:06:03 server systemd[1]: Failed to start ZoneMinder CCTV recordin...m.
Apr 04 21:06:03 server systemd[1]: zoneminder.service: Unit entered failed ...e.
Apr 04 21:06:03 server systemd[1]: zoneminder.service: Failed with result '...'.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
dpkg: error processing package zoneminder (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
zoneminder
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
server jimmy #

[DVB Hardware]

Zoneminder log

Can't execute: Unknown column 'Id' in 'field list' zmpkg.pl

Is it a bug or sould I just reinstall on this test machine

Jimmy

[amritgary]

I have the same issue. did you figure out what was wrong?

[DVB Hardware]

On 1.31.44 strorageareas now