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package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #850771 reported by Joel M
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
samba (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Andreas Hasenack

Bug Description

The upgrade failed in some way and now apt-get is complaining all the time.

Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
samba:
  Installed: 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  Candidate: 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  Version table:
 *** 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 0
        500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-security/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

Setting up samba (2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript nmbd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.49-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AptOrdering:
 libccid: Install
 samba: Configure
 libccid: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 15 11:42:56 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NmbdLog:

OtherFailedConnect: Yes
SambaServerRegression: Yes
SmbConfIncluded: Yes
SmbLog:

SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-09-06 (9 days ago)

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Joel M (joelm) wrote :
Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)
Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Robie Basak (racb) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please can you check to see if any errors are being logged to /var/log/samba/log.nmbd when you try this and post them if they are? Set the bug Status back to New when done.

Thanks!

Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Wolf Rogner (war-rsb) wrote :

The file is empty since the update to 11.04 (in my case at least)

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Joel M (joelm) wrote :

Yes, /var/log/samba/log.nmbd is now empty.

Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
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James Page (james-page) wrote :

Log:

Unpacking libccid (from .../libccid_1.4.2-2_i386.deb) ...
Setting up samba (2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript nmbd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack) wrote :

Sorry for the late response.

You have an invalid smb.conf setting:
ERROR: both 'wins support = true' and 'wins server = <server list>' cannot be set in the smb.conf file. nmbd will abort with this setting.

That being said, Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal reached EOL on April 28, 2011. See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Do feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
assignee: nobody → Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)
Revision history for this message
Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack) wrote :

Apologies for the incorrect EOL date for Natty: the correct date is October 28, 2012.

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