package samba4 4.0.0~alpha17~git20110807.dfsg1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Michael Bell]

I was upgrading from a prior version of Lubuntu; using the automatic upgrade to 11.10 and got the message

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: samba4 4.0.0~alpha17~git20110807.dfsg1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Apr 18 02:00:49 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
SourcePackage: samba4
Title: package samba4 4.0.0~alpha17~git20110807.dfsg1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-04-18 (0 days ago)