[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#464105: samba: lenny/sid install script fails (leaving unresolvable configuration)

[Steve Langasek]

reassign 464105 update-inetd
found 464105 4.28
merge 464075 464105
severity 464075 grave
thanks

On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 03:47:13PM +0900, Kris Popendorf wrote:
> Package: samba
> Version: 3.0.28-2
> Severity: normal

> I did an aptitude safe-upgrade and got the latest samba, however the
> samba install failed with the following error:
> (Reading database ... 333387 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace samba 3.0.28-2 (using .../samba_3.0.28-2+b1_amd64.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement samba ...
> syntax error at /usr/sbin/update-inetd line 104, near "system"
> Execution of /usr/sbin/update-inetd aborted due to compilation errors.
> dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 255
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> syntax error at /usr/sbin/update-inetd line 104, near "system"
> Execution of /usr/sbin/update-inetd aborted due to compilation errors.
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/samba_3.0.28-2+b1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
>  subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 255
> syntax error at /usr/sbin/update-inetd line 104, near "system"
> Execution of /usr/sbin/update-inetd aborted due to compilation errors.
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
>  subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 255
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/samba_3.0.28-2+b1_amd64.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

> There appears to be a syntax error in the install scripts.

No, the maintainer scripts are correct.  This is a failure of update-inetd
due to a missing semicolon on line 103.

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