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

[cdhardy]

I Was tring to share a folder then the error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-powerpc-smp 3.2.28
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-powerpc-smp ppc
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
AptOrdering:
 samba: Install
 tdb-tools: Install
 samba: Configure
 tdb-tools: Configure
Architecture: powerpc
Date: Sat Oct 6 13:10:09 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release powerpc (20120423.2)
NmbdLog:

SambaServerRegression: Yes
SmbConfIncluded: Yes
SmbLog:

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)
WindowsFailedConnect: Yes

[James Page (james-page)]

Setting up samba (2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3) ...
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.]