As mentioned in comment 12, there are some configuration options regarding [homes] commented out.
If you put these back in, (i.e. comment [home], ... back in), it will work with the Ubuntu provided packages.
At least, I can confirm this to be working with samba "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3".
As mentioned in comment 12, there are some configuration options regarding [homes] commented out.
If you put these back in, (i.e. comment [home], ... back in), it will work with the Ubuntu provided packages. 6+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 14.04.3" .
At least, I can confirm this to be working with samba "2:4.1.
Cheers,
Raoul