Public bug reported: Binary package hint: samba
Running testparm on a Live CD or recently installed copy of Ubuntu 6.10 Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf Processing section "[printers]" Processing section "[print$]" Loaded services file OK. ERROR: lock directory /var/run/samba does not exist ERROR: pid directory /var/run/samba does not exist WARNING: passdb expand explicit = yes is deprecated Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions I've tested this on Dell 170L and Dell 210L desktops, and Dell Inspiron 1300 laptops: all identical errors. I've test this in Ubuntu 5.10 and it works fine: Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf Processing section "[homes]" Processing section "[printers]" Processing section "[print$]" Loaded services file OK. Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions ** Affects: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- testparm errors by default https://launchpad.net/bugs/98998 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs