package samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Anderl]

I was installing upgrade not connecting to any server

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jul 8 16:27:47 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 nautilus N/A
 gvfs 1.12.1-0ubuntu1
SambaClientRegression: No
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Robie Basak (racb)]

From log:
Setting up samba (2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init/nmbd.conf ...
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[James Page (james-page)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug in Ubuntu.

We need a bit more information to take this forwards.

Please can you run:

  sudo DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer apt-get -f install

And attach the output to this bug report.

Marking as 'Incomplete' pending your reponse; please set back to 'New' once you have provided the requested information

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for samba (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]