[Bug 1309439] Re: package samba-libs 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[John Spragge]

I encountered this bug on a laptop/client system upgrading to 14.04LTS.
This bug also prevented me from using sudo. I found that booting into
the recovery console and using dpkg to purge libpam-winbind got me back
the ability to use sudo, then after renaming
/var/lib/samba/private/secrets.tdb I could finish upgarding and repairig
packages.

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Title:
  package samba-libs 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error
  exit status 1

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  dependency had to manually fixed my remove the secrets from /var/lib

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: samba-libs 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Apr 18 10:19:24 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:samba-libs:2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2:ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-29 (19 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba-libs 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (0 days ago)

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