Sharing service installation failed

[florin]

I've tried to share a folder from this Oneiric machine, but the normal process (check the "share this folder" -> install Samba server, etc.) is not working.

The error "Sharing service installation failed" pops up with this explanation "Sharing service installation has failed. Would you like to retry the installation?" (Retry/Cancel buttons are there).

Retry is not working either.

This worked flawless in Natty.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: samba (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 22 02:45:07 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 nautilus 1:3.1.92-0ubuntu2
 gvfs 1.9.5-0ubuntu2
SambaClientRegression: Yes
SourcePackage: samba
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-01 (19 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[TonyR (rooneyo)]

I too am affected by this error: "Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/c/cifs-utils/cifs-utils_4.5-2ubuntu0.11.04.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found"

So many versions of ubuntu are released with folder sharing problematic and SAMBA must be the most useless technology ever invented. Whay can this basic functionality not be stablised for good?

[Goyo (goyodiaz)]

FWIW I just found this issue in Bionic. BTW error messages like "Sharing service installation has failed" drive me nuts.