[Bug 1680121] Re: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Nish Aravamudan]

>From the TerminalLog:

Job for smbd.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status smbd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript smbd, action "start" failed.
● smbd.service - LSB: start Samba SMB/CIFS daemon (smbd)
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/smbd; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2017-04-03 10:40:28 EDT; 6ms ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 31468 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/smbd start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Apr 03 10:40:27 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: Starting LSB: start Samba SM....
Apr 03 10:40:28 serge-Inspiron-660s smbd[31468]:  * Starting SMB/CIFS daemon...d
Apr 03 10:40:28 serge-Inspiron-660s smbd[31468]:    ...fail!
Apr 03 10:40:28 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: smbd.service: Control proces...1
Apr 03 10:40:28 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: start S....
Apr 03 10:40:28 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: smbd.service: Unit entered f....
Apr 03 10:40:28 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: smbd.service: Failed with re....
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Can you provide this output:

systemctl status smbd.service

journalctl -xe

?

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

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Title:
  package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.6 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
  returned error exit status 1

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Problem was automatically detected upon system boot after normal
  shutdown

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt14
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-45-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Apr  3 10:40:28 2017
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-02 (642 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   nautilus 1:3.18.4.is.3.14.3-0ubuntu5
   gvfs     1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.1
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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