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samba package

samba generates errors when installing. Also have problems with samba4. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling.

Bug #998504 reported by Phil
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Bug Description

Samba generates errors messages when doing apt-get install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering:
 samba: Install
 samba: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat May 12 19:35:54 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Phil (phil-lenz) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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James Page (james-page) wrote :

update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/smbstatus.samba3 to provide /usr/bin/smbstatus (smbstatus) in auto mode.
smbd start/running, process 30502
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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James Page (james-page) wrote :

I think that this might be related to bug 791944.

Please can you provide output of the following commands:

  sudo testparm
  echo $?

Marking 'Incomplete' pending your response. Please set back to 'New' when you attach the requested information,

Thanks.

Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for samba (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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