Nice investigation, thanks! nmbd would only start when its "start" is run after smbd's upstart script "pre-start". We indeed need to fix that race.
** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium => High ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- nmbd fails to start on boot - problem with upstart https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/596064 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