*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 312449 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312449
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 312449
samba-common fails to upgrade if smb.conf is deleted
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package samba 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
post-installation
Could you try:
sudo apt-get purge samba-common samba
The retry installing samba by sharing your folder.
If the problem persists, could you please attach:
- /etc/samba/smb.conf
- any log file under /var/log/samba/
Thanks !
** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Incomplete
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Hi Thierry,
After I initially encountered that problem I realized what the problem might
have been. I had assumed that completely removing and reinstalling samba
would restore a default smb.conf, but I don't think it did, and I think that
might have been why it failed. Is that the case? I
David: yes, that would explain it. Manually deleting the smb.conf file after a
removal, and then trying to reinstall the package, would fail. the proper way
is to apt-get purge the package (which gets rid of smb.conf) before
reinstalling.
That said, this behavior is confusing and cause of
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22928732/Dependencies.txt
** Attachment added: DpkgTerminalLog.gz
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22928733/DpkgTerminalLog.gz
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package samba 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
post-installation
