What version of the samba package do you have installed? Your bug report says you're running lucid, but the lucid version of the nmbd, upstart job already includes code to handle creation of the /var/run/samba directory.
What version of the samba package do you have installed? Your bug report says you're running lucid, but the lucid version of the nmbd, upstart job already includes code to handle creation of the /var/run/samba directory.