package samba 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[heavyt]

Binary package hint: samba

package samba 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: samba 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

[Thierry Carrez (ttx)]

Samba daemons fail to start. Please attach your relevant /var/log/samba/* logfiles.

Setting up samba (2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3) ...
Generating /etc/default/samba...
 * Starting Samba daemons
   ...fail!
invoke-rc.d: initscript samba, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

You apparently also have some disturbing permissions setup, according to the logfile you posted:
WARN: /var is world writable!

[Aurelijus Rinkevicius (odysei)]

Samba daemon always failled to start. Though might be run with gadmin-samba till next system restart. After it got on my nerves, done some reinstallation and it took me to this problem

[Aurelijus Rinkevicius (odysei)]

It looks like adding a missing smb.conf to /etc/samba/ solved the problem. This problem should have been fixed by now, but it wasn't.

[sm bo (smbo994)]

This error there is in Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit too.

[Thierry Carrez (ttx)]

Please do not hijack this bug with maybe-related problems, open your own bugs !
heavyt: please send requested information from comment 2 so that we can progress on this bug.

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[Aurelijus Rinkevicius (odysei)]

If I remember correctly, lack of /etc/samba/smb.conf while installing a new package ended up in this bug. As I managed to install lateron with an added file, I believe this was the case.