package samba-common 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1. Disconnected shared mouse/keyboard while updating. Lost both. Update samba interupted.

[John Andrews]

Binary package hint: samba

While working on a machine sharing the keyboard and mouse, the mouse and keyboard was disconnected during the update. Updating machine lost both and could not recover. Rebooted OK.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Nov 15 23:52:38 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: samba-common 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba-common 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

[^_Pepe_^ (jose-angel-fernandez-freire)]

John,

Thanks for taking time to help making Ubuntu better reporting this bug.

Please, note that your Dpkg log says that you have some dependencies outstanding in your packages.

This seem to be the same issue as bug #406698, and I'll mark this as such.