How to fix out the error dpkg: error processing colord (--configure):
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12.04
I have upgrade my ubuntu from 11.10 to 12.04. at last i can found that when i tries to install some packages it shows a error. after reading some blog i tried to fix that error by "sudo dpkg --configure -a". but when i run this command it show another error this
Setting up colord (0.1.16-2) ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/colord -g colord -s /bin/false -u 115 colord' returned error code 1. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing colord (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up whoopsie (0.1.32) ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /nonexistent -g whoopsie -s /bin/false -u 115 whoopsie' returned error code 1. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing whoopsie (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up lightdm (1.2.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Adding system user `lightdm' (UID 115) ...
Adding new user `lightdm' (UID 115) with group `lightdm' ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/lightdm -g lightdm -s /bin/false -u 115 lightdm' returned error code 1. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing lightdm (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-desktop:
 ubuntu-desktop depends on lightdm; however:
  Package lightdm is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-desktop (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 colord
 whoopsie
 lightdm
 ubuntu-desktop
what can i do now ?
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