package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Brandon Froehlich]

Binary package hint: samba

I ran sudo apt-get upgrade and installed the package maintainers version of samba and when I rebooted, an error popped up and asked if I wanted to submit a bug report.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-server 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-server x86_64
Architecture: amd64
BothFailedConnect: Yes
Date: Thu Feb 17 17:23:46 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
NmbdLog:

SambaServerRegression: Yes
SmbConfIncluded: Yes
SmbLog:

SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Page (james-page)]

Error from log:

Setting up samba (2:3.5.6~dfsg-5ubuntu1) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/network/if-up.d/samba ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init/nmbd.conf ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/smbstatus.samba3 to provide /usr/bin/smbstatus (smbstatus) in auto mode.
smbd start/running, process 15247
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript nmbd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

James, thanks for extracting the error messages.

Brandon, thanks very much for taking the time to file this bug report and help us make Ubuntu better.

If you run this in a terminal:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Does it report the same error?

Also, after attempting that, can you attach this file:

/var/log/samba/log.nmbd ?

You may want to look through the contents of that file and remove anything you wouldn't want on a public bug report before uploading it.

Marking Incomplete pending response from Brandon.

[Brandon Froehlich (brandon-froeh)]

No it didn't report the error after running the command. I've attached the
log.nmbd.

Thanks!

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Clint Byrum <email address hidden> wrote:

> James, thanks for extracting the error messages.
>
> Brandon, thanks very much for taking the time to file this bug report
> and help us make Ubuntu better.
>
> If you run this in a terminal:
>
> sudo dpkg --configure -a
>
> Does it report the same error?
>
> Also, after attempting that, can you attach this file:
>
> /var/log/samba/log.nmbd ?
>
> You may want to look through the contents of that file and remove
> anything you wouldn't want on a public bug report before uploading it.
>
> Marking Incomplete pending response from Brandon.
>
> ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/720996
>
> Title:
> package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
>
> Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: samba
>
> I ran sudo apt-get upgrade and installed the package maintainers
> version of samba and when I rebooted, an error popped up and asked if
> I wanted to submit a bug report.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-5ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-server 2.6.35.10
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-server x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> BothFailedConnect: Yes
> Date: Thu Feb 17 17:23:46 2011
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error
> exit status 1
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64
> (20101007)
> NmbdLog:
>
> SambaServerRegression: Yes
> SmbConfIncluded: Yes
> SmbLog:
>
> SourcePackage: samba
> Title: package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
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>

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Brandon, thanks. It would appear that something went wrong in the pre-start script. Could you grep for problems in /var/log/daemon.log ?

grep nmbd /var/log/daemon.log should do it.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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