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

[Mathias Gug]

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 04:10:11PM -0000, MikeT wrote:
> Then I ran
> sudo apt-get remove samba
> sudo apt-get clean
> sudo apt-get install samba
> 

> 
> 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.

You should use apt-get purge samba to remove the configuration files.
apt-get remove samba keeps the configuration files around and apt-get
install won't install the configuration files if the package has just
been removed rather than purged.

  status invalid

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Mathias Gug
Ubuntu Developer  http://www.ubuntu.com


** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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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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