package samba 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Paul Madell]

Binary package hint: samba

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Package: samba 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately we can't fix it without more information.

Please include the information requested at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingSamba#samba-pkg-fail.

[Thierry Carrez (ttx)]

From your logs:
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

Looks like another instance of apt-get/aptitude/update-manager was running at the same time. retrying should fix it. If not, please feel free to reopen this bug by clicking on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!