Comment 2 for bug 870744

Setting up samba-common (2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8) ...

Setting up libwbclient0 (2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8) ...

Setting up smbclient (2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8) ...
Setting up smbfs (2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8) ...
Setting up libpam-smbpass (2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8) ...

Setting up samba-common-bin (2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8) ...

Setting up samba (2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8) ...
smbd start/running, process 8561
nmbd start/running, process 8567

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Setting up samba (2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/smbstatus.samba3 to provide /usr/bin/smbstatus (smbstatus) in auto mode.
smbd start/running, process 5055
start: Job failed to start

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Preparing to replace samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8 (using .../samba-common_2%3a3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement samba-common ...
Setting up samba-common (2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8) ...
Not replacing deleted config file /etc/samba/smb.conf
Install/upgrade will fail. To recover, please try:
  sudo cp /usr/share/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf
  sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: error processing samba-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1