[Bug 791944] Please test proposed package

[Chris Halse Rogers]

Hello dallaswv, or anyone else affected,

Accepted samba into lucid-proposed. The package will build now and be
available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:3.4.7~dfsg-
1ubuntu3.11 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this update
out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please change the bug tag from
verification-needed to verification-done.  If it does not, change the
tag to verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing
will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance!

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Title:
  [SRU] package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade:
  broken permissions/configuration cause daemons not to start correctly

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “samba” source package in Lucid:
  Fix Committed
Status in “samba” source package in Natty:
  New
Status in “samba” source package in Oneiric:
  New
Status in “samba” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “samba” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  Currently we receive large numbers of bug reports for samba during upgrades due to broken permissions or misconfiguration of samba.

  This is due to how testparm is used in the pre-start script for nmbd -
  the intent is to determine whether the daemon should be started by
  querying a specific samba configuration element - however testparm
  returns a non-zero error code for WARNINGS resulting in a pre-start
  failure in the init script for trivial configuration issues and broken
  permissions.

  [Test Case]
  sudo apt-get install samba
  sudo chmod 0777 /var/lib/samba
  sudo testparm -s
    - (displays a WARNING about permissions)
    - exit code is non-zero
  sudo stop nmbd
  sudo start nmbd
    - start: Job failed to start
  grep nmbd /var/log/syslog
    - [...] nmbd pre-start process (XXXX) terminated with status 1

  [Regression Potential]
  Minimal - the fix is limited to a single line in the pre-start block of the nmbd upstart configuration.  Any regressions would manifest themselves in this area. Likely problems may include nmbd itself (rather than the upstart pre-start script) not starting correctly due to broken configuration - although this is not technically a regression of course.

  [Original Bug Report]
  Binary package hint: samba

  Happens any time I install or uninstall a program. But does not seem
  to effect the operation of the programs.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  AptOrdering:
   gdm: Install
   samba: Configure
   gadmin-samba: Configure
   system-config-samba: Configure
   gdm: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  BothFailedConnect: Yes
  Date: Thu Jun  2 11:53:20 2011
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  NmbdLog:

  SambaServerRegression: Yes
  SmbConfIncluded: Yes
  SmbLog:

  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-01 (31 days ago)

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