[Bug 993660] Re: package samba-common 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4 failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': Too many levels of symbolic links

[SeanBoran]

I came accross this ina  similar situation.
When installing samba-common:

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/samba-common_2%3a3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3_all.deb (--unpack):
 unable to open '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': No such file or directory

In my case /etc/dhcp3 was a link to /etc/dhcp, because it was needed for Vmware customisations scripts:
http://javierin.com/2012/09/05/template-customization-para-debian-squeeze-en-vsphere-5-0u1/

The samba package just cannot handle that at all though.
Removing the link, allows samba to install:
rm /etc/dhcp3
(or copying the directory as noted above).
Howver this is not nice at all, having two directories for dhcp and one or the other might be read depending on circumstances.

So to me this is bug in the samba packaging.
==> Could this issue be re-opend please and the samba packaing examined?

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Title:
  package samba-common 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4 failed to
  install/upgrade: unable to open '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-
  hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': Too many levels of symbolic links

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  When I tried "apt-get install -f" from a command line, I got this:

  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Correcting dependencies... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    samba-common
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    samba-common
  1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
  2 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/326 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
  Preconfiguring packages ...
  (Reading database ... 506164 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to replace samba-common 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4 (using .../samba-common_2%3a3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.5_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement samba-common ...
  dpkg: warning: samba-common: config file 'etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba' is a circular link
   (= '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba')
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/samba-common_2%3a3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.5_all.deb (--unpack):
   unable to open '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': Too many levels of symbolic links
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/samba-common_2%3a3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.5_all.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: samba-common 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-13.57-generic-pae 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-13-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs nvidia
  AptOrdering:
   samba-common: Install
   samba-common: Configure
   smbclient: Configure
   winbind: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed May  2 18:09:52 2012
  ErrorMessage: unable to open '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': Too many levels of symbolic links
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu13
   gvfs     1.8.0-0ubuntu3
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba-common 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4 failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': Too many levels of symbolic links
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-16 (291 days ago)

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