[Bug 272812] [NEW] package samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[MikeT]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: samba

I renamed the files smb.conf and smbusers to smb.con_ and smbuse_ in the
/etc/samba directory. I did not touch the gdbcommands file. No other
file was in the directory.

Then I ran
sudo apt-get remove samba
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get install samba

at the install, the following occurred:

[from screen]

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  python-zopeinterface python-twisted-core python-libuser python-pygame
  python-pyogg python-pyvorbis python-editobj libsdl-ttf2.0-0
  python-cerealizer libuser1 libcal3d12 python-soya python-tofu
  libsdl-mixer1.2 libode0debian1 simgear0 plib1.8.4c2 python-twisted-bin
  libsdl-image1.2
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  openbsd-inetd inet-superserver smbldap-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  samba
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 3840kB of archives.
After this operation, 9429kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 [3840kB]
Fetched 3840kB in 1min7s (56.8kB/s)                                            
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package samba.
(Reading database ... 133205 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking samba (from .../samba_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5_i386.deb) ...
Setting up samba (3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5) ...
 * Starting Samba daemons                                                [fail] 
invoke-rc.d: initscript samba, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[end screen]

in the /etc/samba the files I renamed have not been recreated while a
new file was added - smbpasswd. It was not there before.

All this was done to try to reset the samba installation to a virgin
state. I have solved the problem by renaming the backed up files back
again.

regards
Mike

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Sep 21 17:57:13 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686

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


** Tags: apport-package

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package samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272812
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