package samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Mohammed Owis]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic 3.2.11
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Mar 22 07:23:02 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-22 (0 days ago)

[James Page (james-page)]

Installing new version of config file /etc/network/if-up.d/samba ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/logrotate.d/samba ...
smbd start/running, process 17664
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript nmbd, action "start" failed.
invoke-rc.d: release upgrade in progress, error is not fatal

[James Page (james-page)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug.

This might be a duplicate of bug 791944.

Please could you try running the following commands:

  sudo testparm
  echo $?

Please attach the output to this bug report.

Marking 'Incomplete' pending your response and 'Low' for the time being.

Thanks

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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