Do you use winbind (or likewise) on this system? If not, I can't see any way that a problematic smb.conf *could* crash hal.
** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- HAL crashes with generated smb.conf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239947 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs