[Bug 1740628] Re: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Thu Jan 4 04:23:16 UTC 2018

Happy New Year Andreas.

Please excuse my ignorance for triggering a bug report when the error was
caused by me.

I made the a) and b) changes instructed by you, and file sharing between
ubuntu and windows worked.

I then search "ubuntu samba rlimit_max) on the internet and clicked (
https://serverfault.com/questions/509560/resolving-samba-testparm-message-rlimit-max-rlimit-max-8192-below-minimum-wi
).  I changed the rlimit_max in /etc/security/limits.conf by adding these
two lines:

samba soft nofile 16384
samba har nofile 32768

I sudo service samba restart

However, windows does not automatically redetect ubuntu samba.  I had to
logoff and logon to show sharing.  Not a problem.

Andreas, thank you very much for your help.

Ting

On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 6:23 AM, Andreas Hasenack <andreas at canonical.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu.
>
> You have some errors in your /etc/samba/smb.conf file:
>
> $ testparm ./smb.conf
> Load smb config files from ./smb.conf
> rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
> WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated
> Processing section "[printers]"
> Processing section "[print$]"
> Processing section "[share]"
> Global parameter unix extensions found in service section!
> Processing section "[info-install]"
> set_variable_helper(y): value is not boolean!
> Error loading services.
>
>
> a) "unix extensions" is a global parameter, but you have it inside a share
> definition
>
> b) your [info-install] section has an invalid value for the "wide links"
> parameter: "y". It should probably be "yes".
>
> After you fix those problems, run these commands to fix the installation
> on your system:
>
> sudo apt update
> sudo apt -f install
>
> Please let me know how it goes.
>
>
> ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Title:
>   package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12 failed to
>   install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
>   returned error exit status 1
>
> Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   Setting up samba (2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12) ...
>   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.
>   ● smbd.service - LSB: start Samba SMB/CIFS daemon (smbd)
>      Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/smbd; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
>      Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2017-12-30 14:33:31 EST;
> 10ms ago
>        Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
>     Process: 11326 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/smbd start (code=exited,
> status=1/FAILURE)
>
>   Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: Starting LSB: start Samba SMB/CIFS
> daemon (smbd)...
>   Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 smbd[11326]:  * Starting SMB/CIFS daemon smbd
>   Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 smbd[11326]:    ...fail!
>   Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: smbd.service: Control process exited,
> code=exited status=1
>   Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: start Samba
> SMB/CIFS daemon (smbd).
>   Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: smbd.service: Unit entered failed
> state.
>   Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: smbd.service: Failed with result
> 'exit-code'.
>   dpkg: error processing package samba (--configure):
>    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
>   dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of winbind:
>    winbind depends on samba (= 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12); however:
>     Package samba is not configured yet.
>
>   ProblemType: Package
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
>   Package: samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-104.127-generic 4.4.98
>   Uname: Linux 4.4.0-104-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14
>   Architecture: amd64
>   BothFailedConnect: Yes
>   Date: Sat Dec 30 14:33:31 2017
>   ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 1
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-09 (842 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
>   NmbdLog:
>
>   RelatedPackageVersions:
>    dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
>    apt  1.2.24
>   SambaServerRegression: Yes
>   SmbConfIncluded: Yes
>   SmbLog:
>
>   SourcePackage: samba
>   Title: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 1
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-05 (603 days ago)
>
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Title:
  package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
  returned error exit status 1

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Setting up samba (2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12) ...
  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.
  ● smbd.service - LSB: start Samba SMB/CIFS daemon (smbd)
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/smbd; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2017-12-30 14:33:31 EST; 10ms ago
       Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
    Process: 11326 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/smbd start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

  Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: Starting LSB: start Samba SMB/CIFS daemon (smbd)...
  Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 smbd[11326]:  * Starting SMB/CIFS daemon smbd
  Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 smbd[11326]:    ...fail!
  Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: smbd.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
  Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: start Samba SMB/CIFS daemon (smbd).
  Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: smbd.service: Unit entered failed state.
  Dec 30 14:33:31 N7110 systemd[1]: smbd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
  dpkg: error processing package samba (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of winbind:
   winbind depends on samba (= 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12); however:
    Package samba is not configured yet.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-104.127-generic 4.4.98
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-104-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14
  Architecture: amd64
  BothFailedConnect: Yes
  Date: Sat Dec 30 14:33:31 2017
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-09 (842 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  NmbdLog:

  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
   apt  1.2.24
  SambaServerRegression: Yes
  SmbConfIncluded: Yes
  SmbLog:

  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-05 (603 days ago)

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