[Bug 833542] Re: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Ramon Casha]

I cleared away all old samba logs, then ran the command "apt-get install samba". This gave the following messages:
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root at garfield:/var/log/samba# apt-get install samba
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
samba is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Setting up samba (2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript nmbd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 samba
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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The directory /var/log/samba remained empty

I tried the command "start -v nmbd" but this only gave "start: Job
failed to start"

/var/log/syslog showed:
Sep  1 07:53:18 garfield init: nmbd pre-start process (28123) terminated with status 1

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Title:
  samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to upgrade: subprocess installed
  post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Samba failed to upgrade

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic-pae 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic-pae i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Aug 25 08:23:07 2011
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu13
   gvfs     1.8.0-0ubuntu2
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-03 (113 days ago)

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