(found the logfile) The issue involves a broken symlink (in terminal after broken install).
root@machine:/usr/lib/samba/ldb/modules# ls -ld samba lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2011-04-28 20:00 samba -> ../../../samba/ldb >From the log: Installing samba4-common-bin (4.0.0~alpha15~git20110124.dfsg1-2ubuntu1) ... Installing samba4 (4.0.0~alpha15~git20110124.dfsg1-2ubuntu1) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/samba4 ... Ignoring unknown parameter "passdb backend" Unknown parameter encountered: "unix password sync" Ignoring unknown parameter "unix password sync" [and many more - cut out here] ldb: unable to stat module /usr/lib/samba/ldb/modules/samba : No such file or directory ldb: failed to initialise module /usr/lib/samba/ldb/modules/samba : Unavailable ldb: failed to initialise module /usr/lib/samba/ldb/modules : Unavailable Then a myriad of further error messages emerges. Unusual things noticed: dependency problem when installing samba: dpkg: libldb0: dependency problem, but package will be removed according to your wishes: python-samba depends on libldb0, but: Package libldb0 will be removed Furthermore when handling libldb1 (the replacement, I assume): Packar upp libldb1 (från .../libldb1_1%3a1.0.1~git20120220-1_amd64.deb) ... amd64.deb) ... Förbereder att ersätta python-samba 4.0.0~alpha13+git+bzr12984.dfsg1-0ubuntu1 (med .../python-samba_4.0.0~alpha15~git20110124.dfsg1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... u1 (med .../samba4-common-bin_4.0.0~alpha15~git20110124.dfsg1-2ubuntu1_all.deb) ... INFO: using unknown version '/usr/bin/python2.7' (debian_defaults not up-to-date?) the following pythons are aboard (as far as I remember I've never explicitly voted for one): python python2.7 python3.1 python3.2mu python2.6 python3 python3.2 ** Attachment added: "(language is Swedish)" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba4/+bug/771622/+attachment/2093697/+files/term.log ** Attachment removed: "Terminal view of dpkg's workings (I've not been able to copy'n'paste the content or scroll higher, because the window closed (everything else done) after I've closed the modal information message about the problem)" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba4/+bug/771622/+attachment/2093675/+files/screenshot%20samba4%20fails%20install.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/771622 Title: package samba4 4.0.0~alpha15~git20110124.dfsg1-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso vecchio script di post-installation ha restituito lo stato di errore 1 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
