[Bug 707781] Re: package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 707563 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/707563

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

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

  Simply fails after doing apt-get dist-upgrade.

  xavier at xavier:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    libfolks-telepathy18 libwildmidi1 libutouch-grail1 xulrunner-1.9.2
    libcanberra-gtk3-0 libjpeg8 libxcb-icccm1 libdbusmenu-glib2 libxcb-property1
    openoffice.org-l10n-common libfolks18 libcanberra-gtk3-module libmtdev1
    libgdata10 libclutk-0.3-0 libgwibber0 libdbusmenu-gtk2 libdee-1.0-0
    libunity-misc0 libzeitgeist-1.0-0
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Setting up samba (2:3.5.6~dfsg-4ubuntu2) ...
  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
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   samba
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-4ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
  Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Jan 26 11:04:54 2011
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  Title: package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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