Cannot install samba4 because non fqdn in /etc

[Bob Harvey]

Running Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS

root@server01:/etc/samba# apt-get install samba4
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  openbsd-inetd
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  phpldapadmin samba-gtk swat2
The following NEW packages will be installed
  samba4
0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
Need to get 0 B/1,662 kB of archives.
After this operation, 11.4 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/samba-tool", line 26, in <module>
    from samba.netcmd.main import cmd_sambatool
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/netcmd/main.py", line 24, in <module>
    from samba.netcmd.delegation import cmd_delegation
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/netcmd/delegation.py", line 29, in <module>
    from samba.netcmd.common import _get_user_realm_domain
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/netcmd/common.py", line 24, in <module>
    from samba.net import Net
ImportError: libkdc-policy.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/samba-tool", line 26, in <module>
    from samba.netcmd.main import cmd_sambatool
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/netcmd/main.py", line 24, in <module>
    from samba.netcmd.delegation import cmd_delegation
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/netcmd/delegation.py", line 29, in <module>
    from samba.netcmd.common import _get_user_realm_domain
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/netcmd/common.py", line 24, in <module>
    from samba.net import Net
ImportError: libkdc-policy.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Selecting previously unselected package samba4.
(Reading database ... 117369 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking samba4 (from .../samba4_4.0.0~alpha18.dfsg1-4ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Setting up samba4 (4.0.0~alpha18.dfsg1-4ubuntu2) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/samba4.postinst: 14: /var/lib/dpkg/info/samba4.postinst: /usr/share/samba/setoption.pl: not found
dpkg: error processing samba4 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
 samba4
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@server01:/etc/samba#

[Bob Harvey (bobharvey)]

I get the same exit code if I try to insall as 'samba' not 'samba4'

root@server01:/etc/samba# apt-get install samba
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  smbldap-tools ctdb
The following NEW packages will be installed
  samba
0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 8,040 kB of archives.
After this operation, 23.4 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main samba amd64 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.9 [8,040 kB]
Fetched 8,040 kB in 7s (1,037 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package samba.
(Reading database ... 117513 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking samba (from .../samba_2%3a3.6.3-2ubuntu2.9_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for ufw ...
Setting up samba4 (4.0.0~alpha18.dfsg1-4ubuntu2) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/samba4.postinst: 14: /var/lib/dpkg/info/samba4.postinst: /usr/share/samba/setoption.pl: not found
dpkg: error processing samba4 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Setting up samba (2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.9) ...
Generating /etc/default/samba...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/smbstatus.samba3 to provide /usr/bin/smbstatus (smbstatus) in auto mode.
smbd start/running, process 17042
nmbd stop/pre-start, process 17083
Errors were encountered while processing:
 samba4
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@server01:/etc/samba#

[Bob Harvey (bobharvey)]

There is a fix in comment 12 of bug #832465 which involves adding a domain to a hostname.

That appears to have allowed me to install.

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Thanks for the update, Bob. I'm not sure whether there is a good way for samba to nicely handle not getting FQDNs. Marking the bug confirmed hoping that one of the maintainers will know.