[Bug 638238] [NEW] samba failed to install and crashes on login - package samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error e

Public bug reported: Binary package hint: samba Initial problem was my cifs fstab mounts all of the sudden stopped working immediately on bootup; Exit with error 32 on mountall. Was working fine until today. They still mount, eventually, but slow down my login to gnome by an appreciable amount.

[Bug 638238] Re: samba failed to install and crashes on login - package samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exi

** Attachment added: AptOrdering.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638238/+attachment/1583961/+files/AptOrdering.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638238/+attachment/1583963/+files/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Df.txt

[Bug 638238] Re: samba failed to install and crashes on login - package samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exi

This might also be of interest; dpkg.log.debug shows when the update- manager first tried to install the samba package updates, when I manually installed another package (x-screensaver) and when it failed again and crashed. The other is my boot.log... Interestingly it is complaining of my

[Bug 638238] Re: samba failed to install and crashes on login - package samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exi

** Attachment added: dpkg.log.debug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/638238/+attachment/1584039/+files/dpkg.log.debug -- samba failed to install and crashes on login - package samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed

[Bug 638238] Re: samba failed to install and crashes on login - package samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exi

Just rebooted after editing my .smbcredentials file... Everything is mounted, delay on bootup was a lot shorter but still getting boot.log errors: fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 /dev/sdb1: clean, 182541/644640 files,

[Bug 638238] Re: samba failed to install and crashes on login - package samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exi

Tried a full purge of the guilty packages, followed a suggestion I found online (removed /usr/share/samba/smb.conf), reinstalled, no error on installation of latest releases. However still getting errors on boot: boot.log contents fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2

[Bug 638238] Re: Error mounting CIFS shares

Hi Thierry, Thank you for the quick response. I checked for cifs-utils and could not find it as a valid package for my distro (Lucid 10.04). I did a quick man mount-cifs, first line of description says: This tool is part of the samba(7) suite. So I ran a quick dpkg --get-selections: dpkg

[Bug 638238] Re: Error mounting CIFS shares

Just checked, it's there: dpkg --get-selections | grep smbfs smbfs install Same boot errors, below: fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 /dev/sdb1: clean, 182347/644640 files, 1254103/2578424

[Bug 638238] Re: Error mounting CIFS shares

Hi Thierry, Without touching anything my credentials errors went away... I am stumped to be honest... Result of my boot.log today: fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 /dev/sdb1: clean, 182412/644640 files, 1259328/2578424 blocks (check in

[Bug 638238] Re: Error mounting CIFS shares

And for completeness: ls .smbcredentials -l -rw--- 1 root root 54 2010-09-14 16:09 .smbcredentials -- Error mounting CIFS shares https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638238 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu.