[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#953530: samba-common-bin: post-install fails with "lock directory /run/samba does not exist"

[Kevin Locke]

On Tue, 2020-03-10 at 08:40 +0100, Gian Piero Carrubba wrote:
> Package: samba-common-bin
> Version: 2:4.11.5+dfsg-1+b1
> Severity: normal
> 
> While upgrading samba-common-bin from 2:4.11.5+dfsg-1 to 2:4.11.5+dfsg-1+b1:
> 
> ---
> Performing actions...
> Setting up samba-common-bin (2:4.11.5+dfsg-1+b1) ...
> Checking smb.conf with testparm
> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> Loaded services file OK.
> ERROR: lock directory /run/samba does not exist
> 
> ERROR: pid directory /run/samba does not exist
> 
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> 
> dpkg: error processing package samba-common-bin (--configure):
>  installed samba-common-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  samba-common-bin
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> ---

I just ran into the same issue with a fresh install of
2:4.11.5+dfsg-1+b1.  For reference, packaging/systemd/README contains
the following warning:

> If you're a packager don't forget to run the systemd-tmpfiles binary
> in the script after samba has been installed. This makes sure the
> directory exists and you can start samba directly after the installation.
> 
> /usr/bin/systemd-tmpfiles --create /etc/tmpfiles.d/samba.conf

Presumably that should be changed to

    /bin/systemd-tmpfiles --create /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/samba.conf

for the current Debian packaging.

Cheers,
Kevin

packaging/systemd/README: https://git.samba.org/samba.git/?p=samba.git;a=blob;f=packaging/systemd/README