[Bug 1023692] Re: package samba-common 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Erick Martinez]

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Title:
  package samba-common 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 2

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This bug can be reproduced running apt-get

  sudo apt-get install -f

  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Correcting dependencies... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    libpam-smbpass
  Suggested packages:
    samba
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    libpam-smbpass
  1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 171 not upgraded.
  12 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/759 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  Setting up apparmor (2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1) ...
  Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 2.
  dpkg: error processing apparmor (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Setting up cups (1.5.3-0ubuntu1) ...
  Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Boolean" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Boolean"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 2.
  dpkg: error processing cups (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Setting up man-db (2.6.1-2) ...
  Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Boolean" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Boolean"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 2.
  dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apparmor-utils:
   apparmor-utils depends on apparmor (>= 2.6.1-4ubuntu1); however:
    Package apparmor is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing apparmor-utils (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Setting up flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.236ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                            Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 1.
  dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of flashplugin-downloader:i386:
   flashplugin-downloader:i386 depends on flashplugin-installer (>= 11.1.102.55ubuntu3); however:
    Package flashplugin-installer is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing flashplugin-downloader:i386 (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Setting up samba-common (2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3) ...
  Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 6.
  dpkg: error processing samba-common (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libpam-smbpass:
   libpam-smbpass depends on samba-common (= 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.2); however:
    Version of samba-common on system is 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3.
  dpkg: error processing libpam-smbpass (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of winbind:
   winbind depends on samba-common (= 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3); however:
    Package samba-common is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing winbind (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libpam-winbind:
   libpam-winbind depends on winbind (= 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3); however:
    Package winbind is not configured yet.
   libpam-winbind depends on samba-common (= 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3); however:
    Package samba-common is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing libpam-winbind (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of samba-No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
     No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                               No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                         No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
   No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                             common-bin:
   samba-common-bin depends on samba-common (>= 2:3.4.0~pre1-2); however:
    Package samba-common is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing samba-common-bin (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of smbclient:
   smbclient depends on samba-common (= 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3); however:
    Package samba-common is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing smbclient (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   apparmor
   cups
   man-db
   apparmor-utils
   flashplugin-installer
   flashplugin-downloader:i386
   samba-common
   libpam-smbpass
   winbind
   libpam-winbind
   samba-common-bin
   smbclient
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: samba-common 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jul 11 22:00:51 2012
  DuplicateSignature:
   Setting up apparmor (2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1) ...
   Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 2.
   dpkg: error processing apparmor (--configure):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu2
   gvfs     1.12.1-0ubuntu1
  SambaClientRegression: No
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba-common 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (76 days ago)

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