[Bug 312449] Re: package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Similar message received with 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.4

sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up samba-common (2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.4) ...
Not replacing deleted config file /etc/samba/smb.conf
chmod: cannot access `/etc/samba/smb.conf': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing samba-common (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of smbclient:
 smbclient depends on samba-common (= 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.4); however:
  Package samba-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing smbclient (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libpam-smbpass:
 libpam-smbpass depends on samba-common (= 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.4); however:
  Package samba-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libpam-smbpass (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of winbind:
 winbind depends on samba-common (= 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.4); however:
  Package samba-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing winbind (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of smbfs:
 smbfs depends on samba-common (= 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.4); however:
  Package samba-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing smbfs (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 samba-common
 smbclient
 libpam-smbpass
 winbind
 smbfs

Copying smb.conf from a backup resolved problem, but I would have
prefered that the upgrade process coped with the file being missing, by
recreating the default smb.conf file.

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package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312449
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