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

Bug #1309439 reported by Ricardo Ferreira
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This bug affects 23 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
samba (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
High
Unassigned

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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Ricardo Ferreira (stealthymarine) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Cesar Quiroz (cesar-quiroz-u) wrote :

moving /var/lib/samba/secrets.tdb out of the way, per the answer to askubuntu.com/questions/449745, allowed the the forced install to clean up and complete.

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Clement Cherlin (mooninaut) wrote :

This bug, experienced during a upgrade from 13.10, put my server in a state where I couldn't use su or sudo to become root to fix it. I rebooted the server from the console, and then found that it would no longer boot at all. I had to boot from CD-ROM to finish the upgrade.

Because it can render the system completely unusable, this bug is of critical importance.

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)
Changed in samba (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
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John Spragge (john-spragge) wrote :

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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Mathieu Parent (math-parent) wrote :

Extract from VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz :

secrets.tdb exists in /var/lib/samba and /var/lib/samba/private, aborting samba-libs preinst
rename one of them to allow the install/upgrade to continue
http://bugs.debian.org/726472

The analysis is at https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726472#54

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