package samba 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.5 failed to install/upgrade: installed samba package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Kenric Botha]

I have no idea of those prior Q's asked by problem reporter.
I will uninstall Samba.
I could never get it to browse my PC files from my Android Phone.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: samba 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-39.42-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 28 16:39:09 2018
ErrorMessage: installed samba package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-16 (1353 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 nautilus 1:3.26.4-0~ubuntu18.04.2
 gvfs 1.36.1-0ubuntu1.1
SambaClientRegression: No
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.5 failed to install/upgrade: installed samba package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-10-03 (57 days ago)

[Mike Salvatore (mikesalvatore)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Karl Stenerud (kstenerud)]

Hi Kenric,

This looks like a configuration issue. Here are the relevant logs:

nmbd[26073]: Ignoring unknown parameter "password level"
nmbd[26073]: Unknown parameter encountered: "update encrypted"
nmbd[26073]: Ignoring unknown parameter "update encrypted"
nmbd[26073]: STATUS=daemon 'nmbd' : No local IPv4 non-loopback interfaces available, waiting for interface ...NOTE: NetBIOS name resolution is not supported for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6).
systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.
systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba NMB Daemon.

[Kenric Botha (botha-kenric)]

I click 'remove' [GADMIN-SAMBA.]
It tries but after a while stops and nothing changed.
I click 'launch' and nothing happens.