The problem occurs not during normal use but on updating samba. So I assume the log files will not help much.
This is what appears in /var/log/apt/term.log:
samba (2:4.6.7+dfsg-1ubuntu3.2) wird eingerichtet ...
Failed to preset unit: Unit file /etc/systemd/system/samba-ad-dc.service is masked.
/usr/bin/deb-systemd-helper: error: systemctl preset failed on samba-ad-dc.service: No such file or directory
Job for nmbd.service failed because a timeout was exceeded.
systemctl status nmbd.service tells:
Mär 15 08:13:54 S205 systemd[1]: Starting Samba NMB Daemon...
Mär 15 08:13:59 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Supervising process 1035 which is not our child. We'l
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Killing process 1035 (nmbd) with signal SIGKILL.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Killing process 1035 (nmbd) with signal SIGKILL.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba NMB Daemon.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
The problem occurs not during normal use but on updating samba. So I assume the log files will not help much.
This is what appears in /var/log/ apt/term. log:
samba (2:4.6. 7+dfsg- 1ubuntu3. 2) wird eingerichtet ... system/ samba-ad- dc.service is masked. deb-systemd- helper: error: systemctl preset failed on samba-ad- dc.service: No such file or directory
Failed to preset unit: Unit file /etc/systemd/
/usr/bin/
Job for nmbd.service failed because a timeout was exceeded.
systemctl status nmbd.service tells:
Mär 15 08:13:54 S205 systemd[1]: Starting Samba NMB Daemon...
Mär 15 08:13:59 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Supervising process 1035 which is not our child. We'l
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Killing process 1035 (nmbd) with signal SIGKILL.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Killing process 1035 (nmbd) with signal SIGKILL.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba NMB Daemon.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Mär 15 08:14:15 S205 systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.