package samba4 4.0.0~beta2+dfsg1-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Scott Spanbauer]

This happened during the upgrade to 13.04. Samba 4 has been driving the software installer crazy for a while.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: samba4 4.0.0~beta2+dfsg1-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-28.48-generic 3.5.7.9
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-28-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
AptOrdering:
 samba4: Install
 samba4: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 15 08:57:31 2013
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2013-05-15 08:56:46
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-fix-broken-depends' sender=':1.79'
 Upgrade: samba4:i386 (4.0.0~alpha18.dfsg1-4ubuntu2, 4.0.0~beta2+dfsg1-3)
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-07-26 (1052 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: samba4
Title: package samba4 4.0.0~beta2+dfsg1-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2013-06-13 (0 days ago)