package samba 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Afifim]

Binary package hint: samba

I was having problems with network shares and resolving network hostanmes so I completely uninstalled samba from package manager and I then deleted the smb.conf file and also unintsalled winbind. I then tried to reinstall both but they won't install. thnaks,

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 samba: Install
 winbind: Configure
 samba: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 22 00:25:16 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: samba 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic x86_64

[C de-Avillez (hggdh2)]

Thank you for opening this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. Did you also uninstall samba-common before trying to reinstall? I cannot see a reference to samba-common being uninstalled (purged) on the dpkg log you provided.

[Afifim (afifim)]

Carlos,
             Thank you for your response. I didn't remove samba-common along with samba but i just got this resolved by copying the missing smb.conf file from a different ubuntu machine I have.
The status now is that domain resolving is very slow after installing samba, for example when I type www.ubuntu.com, my computer takes forever to resolve. i am pretty sure that it is due to misconfiguration because I have boost cable + 64 bit machine with 6 Gs of memory + quad core proc but I dunno how to go about resolving it. Thanks,

moe

[Thierry Carrez (ttx)]

Yes, you shouldn't delete files in /etc manually. The system remembers you want them deleted and won't reinstall them. If you want to get rid of configuration files when uninstalling a package, use "apt-get purge samba samba-common".

Closing as invalid against samba.