package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[jignesh]

We are not able to share a printer on a windows system. This error is long pending & we are not getting any solution for that. it was working ok in the previous version.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79.100-generic 4.4.67
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 17 12:02:42 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-17 (1065 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SambaClientRegression: Yes
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-02 (318 days ago)

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu.

Could you please attach your /etc/samba/smb.conf configuration file? The logs show a restart failure after the upgrade, and that usually indicates a syntax problem with the file.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for samba (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]