package samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[MikeT]

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libntfs-3g12
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  openbsd-inetd inet-superserver smbldap-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  samba
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 3840kB of archives.
After this operation, 9429kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://vn.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 [3840kB]
Fetched 3840kB in 29s (129kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package samba.
(Reading database ... 120170 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking samba (from .../samba_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5_i386.deb) ...
Setting up samba (3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5) ...
Generating /etc/default/samba...
tdbsam_open: Converting version 0 database to version 3.
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 1 (min password length), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 2 (password history), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 3 (user must logon to change password), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 4 (maximum password age), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 5 (minimum password age), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 6 (lockout duration), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 7 (reset count minutes), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 8 (bad lockout attempt), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 9 (disconnect time), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 10 (refuse machine password change), returning 0
Importing account for nobody...ok
Importing account for baithien...ok
 * Starting Samba daemons

[Mathias Gug (mathiaz)]

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 04:10:11PM -0000, MikeT wrote:
> Then I ran
> sudo apt-get remove samba
> sudo apt-get clean
> sudo apt-get install samba
>

>
> in the /etc/samba the files I renamed have not been recreated while a
> new file was added - smbpasswd. It was not there before.
>
> All this was done to try to reset the samba installation to a virgin
> state. I have solved the problem by renaming the backed up files back
> again.

You should use apt-get purge samba to remove the configuration files.
apt-get remove samba keeps the configuration files around and apt-get
install won't install the configuration files if the package has just
been removed rather than purged.

  status invalid

--
Mathias Gug
Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com

[MikeT (mikael-tuvesson)]

Ohhh... well, there we go.

Thanks, missed that completely.

Mike

2008/9/22 Mathias Gug <email address hidden>

>
>
> You should use apt-get purge samba to remove the configuration files.
> apt-get remove samba keeps the configuration files around and apt-get
> install won't install the configuration files if the package has just
> been removed rather than purged.
>
> status invalid
>
> --
> Mathias Gug
> Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com
>
>
> ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Invalid
>
> --
> package samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272812
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "samba" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: samba
>
> I renamed the files smb.conf and smbusers to smb.con_ and smbuse_ in the
> /etc/samba directory. I did not touch the gdbcommands file. No other file
> was in the directory.
>
> Then I ran
> sudo apt-get remove samba
> sudo apt-get clean
> sudo apt-get install samba
>
> at the install, the following occurred:
>
> [from screen]
>
> The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
> required:
> python-zopeinterface python-twisted-core python-libuser python-pygame
> python-pyogg python-pyvorbis python-editobj libsdl-ttf2.0-0
> python-cerealizer libuser1 libcal3d12 python-soya python-tofu
> libsdl-mixer1.2 libode0debian1 simgear0 plib1.8.4c2 python-twisted-bin
> libsdl-image1.2
> Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
> Suggested packages:
> openbsd-inetd inet-superserver smbldap-tools
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> samba
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 3840kB of archives.
> After this operation, 9429kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Get:1 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main samba
> 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 [3840kB]
> Fetched 3840kB in 1min7s (56.8kB/s)
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> Selecting previously deselected package samba.
> (Reading database ... 133205 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking samba (from .../samba_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5_i386.deb) ...
> Setting up samba (3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5) ...
> * Starting Samba daemons
> [fail]
> invoke-rc.d: initscript samba, action "start" failed.
> dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> [end screen]
>
> in the /etc/samba the files I renamed have not been recreated while a new
> file was added - smbpasswd. It was not there before.
>
> All this was done to try to reset the samba installation to a virgin state.
> I have solved the problem by renaming the backed up files back again.
>
> regards
> Mike
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Sep 21 17:57:13 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
> Package: samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5
> PackageArchitecture: i386
> SourcePackage: samba
> T...