[SOLVED] Problems re-installing samba

[Ponder Stibbons]

Hi community!

I have a problem re-installing samba.
I had samba installed, but since it was only working for a short time - maybe all my attempts shot the configuration - I made up my mind and tried to re-install it.

But after removing it the new installation failed.
This is the console output:

# apt-get install samba
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Recommended packages:
smbldap-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
samba
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/3341kB of archives.
After unpacking 8184kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package samba.
(Reading database ... 94846 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking samba (from .../samba_3.0.24-2ubuntu1.2_i386.deb) ...
Setting up samba (3.0.24-2ubuntu1.2) ...
Generating /etc/default/samba...
* Starting Samba daemons... [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript samba, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
subprocess 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)

I have tried for two hours to lookup solutions on the internet, but everything I tried failed.
I really need samba running on this machine (others are up and running with no problem, Debian, Xubuntu, SuSE, whatever only Kubuntu gives me troubles).
I really, really appreciate any help.
Thank you.

[penguin.ch]

Re: Problems re-installing samba

For the whole list of packages related to Samba (if in doubt, ask Synaptic for details), proceed as follows:

apt-get --purge remove[list_of_packages]
apt-get install[list_of_packages]

[Ponder Stibbons]

Re: Problems re-installing samba

Thanks, but I solved it myself.
And it only took 5 minutes.

Something was nagging on my mind:
Before re-installing samba I removed the smb.conf and the install did not create a new one.
Even an empty one does the trick.

cd /etc/samba
touch smb.conf
apt-get install samba

Bingo.
It works. Now I only have to create a working smb.conf
I know, don't post any links to
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/...TO-Collection/

I hope I will work it out, otherwise I will ask again

[penguin.ch]

Re: Problems re-installing samba

create a working smb.conf

Minimalistic approach: http://www.penguin.ch/dokuwiki/doku....ridge:smb_conf