[Bug 1574870] [NEW] package samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Tarek Eldeeb]

Public bug reported:

After upgrading to 16.04, samba did not launch. I purged and reinstalled
but the post-installation script failed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
BothFailedConnect: Yes
Date: Mon Apr 25 22:15:44 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up samba (2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1) ...
 Job for smbd.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status smbd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
 invoke-rc.d: initscript smbd, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing package samba (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-16 (434 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
JournalErrors: -- No entries --
NmbdLog:
 
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
SambaServerRegression: Yes
SmbConfIncluded: Yes
SmbLog:
 
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-23 (2 days ago)

** Affects: samba (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check xenial

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Title:
  package samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After upgrading to 16.04, samba did not launch. I purged and
  reinstalled but the post-installation script failed.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  BothFailedConnect: Yes
  Date: Mon Apr 25 22:15:44 2016
  DuplicateSignature:
   Setting up samba (2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1) ...
   Job for smbd.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status smbd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
   invoke-rc.d: initscript smbd, action "start" failed.
   dpkg: error processing package samba (--configure):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-16 (434 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  JournalErrors: -- No entries --
  NmbdLog:
   
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
  SambaServerRegression: Yes
  SmbConfIncluded: Yes
  SmbLog:
   
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-23 (2 days ago)

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