[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#893762: samba: installation fails when only loopback interface present.

[Mathieu Parent]

Control: tag -1 moreinfo
Control: severity -1 whishlist

2018-03-22 2:39 GMT+01:00 unman <unman at thirdeyesecurity.org>:
> Source: samba
> Version: 2.4.5.12+dfsg-2+deb9u2
> Severity: normal
>
> Dear Maintainer,

Hi,


> Installing Samba on stretch with only loopback interface present results
> in configuration error post install.
>
> Installation errors:
> dpkg: error processing package samba (--configure)
>
> nmbd.service times out with status:
> "nmbd: No local IPv4  non-loopback interfaces available, waiting for
> interfaces."
>
>
> workaround is to create dummy interface and configuration then
> completes.

What is the usecase here? Samba has no use without a network...

Regards

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Mathieu Parent