I got this:
carlos@kropotkin:datos_econta$ sudo /usr/sbin/nmbd -d 3 -F -S [sudo] password for carlos: nmbd version 3.5.8 started. Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2010 lp_load_ex: refreshing parameters Initialising global parameters rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384) params.c:pm_process() - Processing configuration file "/etc/samba/smb.conf" Processing section "[global]" Registered MSG_REQ_POOL_USAGE Registered MSG_REQ_DMALLOC_MARK and LOG_CHANGED lp_load_ex: refreshing parameters Initialising global parameters rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384) params.c:pm_process() - Processing configuration file "/etc/samba/smb.conf" Processing section "[global]" services not loaded standard input is not a socket, assuming -D option Becoming a daemon. Then nothing else (the process does not return control to the console). However, carlos@kropotkin:datos_econta$ ps -ef | egrep nmbd root 6609 5986 0 17:48 pts/1 00:00:00 sudo /usr/sbin/nmbd -d 3 -F -S root 6612 6609 0 17:48 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nmbd -d 3 -F -S carlos 6722 6660 0 17:52 pts/3 00:00:00 egrep nmbd Helpful? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/791944 Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/791944/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs