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package samba 2:3.6.18-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/samba exists during rc.d purge

Bug #1216438 reported by peter swain
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This bug affects 14 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
samba (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Steve Langasek

Bug Description

upgrading samba (initially by update-manager, then re-tried with apt-get upgrade) I see
Setting up samba (2:3.6.18-1ubuntu1) ...
initctl: Unknown job: xinetd
initctl: Unknown job: smbd
initctl: Unknown job: nmbd
update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/samba exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force)
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: samba 2:3.6.18-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-3.8-generic 3.11.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-3-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
AptOrdering: samba: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Aug 24 16:23:26 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:samba:2:3.6.18-1ubuntu1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-09 (472 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MarkForUpload: True
OtherFailedConnect: Yes
SambaServerRegression: Yes
SmbConfIncluded: Yes
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.6.18-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-08-15 (9 days ago)

Revision history for this message
peter swain (swine) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)
Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
assignee: nobody → James Page (james-page)
Revision history for this message
jerrylamos (jerrylamos) wrote :

Saucy update/dist-upgrade 25 August got this samba bug. Samba previously installed & running O.K.

Steve Langasek (vorlon)
Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
assignee: James Page (james-page) → Steve Langasek (vorlon)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package samba - 2:3.6.18-1ubuntu2

---------------
samba (2:3.6.18-1ubuntu2) saucy; urgency=low

  * /etc/init.d/samba exists again as an init script, so drop ill-fated
    code which tries to remove it in the postinst. LP: #1216438.
 -- Steve Langasek <email address hidden> Sun, 25 Aug 2013 10:04:09 -0700

Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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