[Bug 1676018] Re: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Nish Aravamudan]

Hello and thank you for filing this report.

Can you provide the output of the commands from the logs:

Job for smbd.service failed because the control process exited with
error code. See "systemctl status smbd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for
details.

Also, rather than trying to force things, let's get to a clean working
apt (no dpkg errors) (so might require purging samba first) then attempt
to install it fresh.

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
  returned error exit status 1

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  May be same as 1675916.  I have not been able to get samba operational
  in Ubuntu 16.  Has always returned a package error.  When samba is
  launched, nothing happens.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-66.87-generic 4.4.44
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-66-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  Architecture: amd64
  BothFailedConnect: Yes
  Date: Sat Mar 25 05:53:03 2017
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-28 (970 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64+mac (20140417)
  NmbdLog:
   
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.19
  SambaServerRegression: No
  SmbConfIncluded: Yes
  SmbLog:
   
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-06-14 (284 days ago)

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