package systemd 252.5-2ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

I encountered the following while upgrading to lunar, which asked me to file here:
```
/etc/gshadow: Group "nogroup" already exists.
dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure):
 installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 systemd
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed
packages have been installed but needrestart is suspended
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/systemd.0.crash'
packages have been installed but needrestart is suspended
Exception during pm.DoInstall(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
```

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: systemd 252.5-2ubuntu3.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-88.98-generic 5.15.126
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-88-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: none
CloudName: none
CloudPlatform: none
CloudSubPlatform: config
Date: Sun Nov 5 04:08:26 2023
ErrorMessage: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-10-19 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230217.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0cf3:3004 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 Serial (UART) IC
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 413c:2107 Dell Computer Corp. KB212-B Quiet Key Keyboard
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Protectli VP4650
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.15.0-88-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv ro
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.2
 apt 2.4.10
SourcePackage: systemd
SystemdFailedUnits:
 Error: command ['systemctl', 'status', '--full', '●'] failed with exit code 4: Invalid unit name "●" escaped as "\xe2\x97\x8f" (maybe you should use systemd-escape?).
 Unit \xe2\x97\x8f.service could not be found.
Title: package systemd 252.5-2ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-11-05 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/08/2022
dmi.bios.release: 1.0
dmi.bios.vendor: 3mdeb
dmi.bios.version: Dasharo (coreboot+UEFI) v1.0.19
dmi.board.name: VP4650
dmi.board.vendor: Protectli
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Protectli
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 0.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvn3mdeb:bvrDasharo(coreboot+UEFI)v1.0.19:bd12/08/2022:br1.0:efr0.0:svnProtectli:pnVP4650:pvr1.0:rvnProtectli:rnVP4650:rvr1.0:cvnProtectli:ct3:cvr:sku:
dmi.product.family: Vault Pro
dmi.product.name: VP4650
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Protectli