package samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.15.10.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Henry Neufeld]

The error occurs on start-up consistently. Samba is also not functioning correctly, but I haven't done the troubleshooting on that.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40-generic 4.2.8-ckt5
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 18 07:54:06 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:samba:2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.15.10.2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-20 (241 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 nautilus 1:3.14.2-0ubuntu13
 gvfs 1.24.2-0ubuntu4
SambaClientRegression: Yes
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.15.10.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-12-21 (118 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Robert Kiesel (robert-kiesel)]

Had the same issue.

"security = share" seems not working in the smb.conf with the last update.

Commenting it out worked for me. It was time to reconsider my overloaded smb.conf.

[Merlijn van Boxtel (d-info-n)]

Thanks,

I can confirm that commenting out the "security = share " line in smb.conf ( or changing it to any another security mode ) works for me.
I've read on the Samba website that commenting out or removing this line from your smb.conf will by default set samba to "security = user".

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

I wanted to thank you that you debugged the issue and identified a workaround that you posted here.

Since it seems likely to me that this is a local configuration problem (in this case to some extend due to changed upstream support for a feature), rather than a bug in Ubuntu, I'm marking this bug as Incomplete.

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

(also 15.10 is out of service now)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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