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

[Diederik de Haas]

On 10 Mar 2020 08:40:49 +0100 Gian Piero Carrubba <gpiero at rm-rf.it> wrote:
> 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)
> ---

Two years later and this issue still exists? I saw Axel already updated 
the 'found' version so I won't have to do this.

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Preparing to unpack .../09-samba-common-bin_2%3a4.13.14+dfsg-1+b2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking samba-common-bin (2:4.13.14+dfsg-1+b2) over (2:4.13.14+dfsg-1+b1) ...
...
Setting up samba-common-bin (2:4.13.14+dfsg-1+b2) ...
Checking smb.conf with testparm
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Loaded services file OK.
Weak crypto is allowed
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
[master 549da0e] committing changes in /etc made by "aptitude safe-upgrade"
 1 file changed, 382 insertions(+), 449 deletions(-)
 rewrite ssh/moduli (99%)
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Setting up samba-common-bin (2:4.13.14+dfsg-1+b2) ...
Checking smb.conf with testparm
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Loaded services file OK.
Weak crypto is allowed
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
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And indeed I do not have a /run/samba/ directory on my Bookworm system/server.
I don't think it's relevant, but it (still?) has sysv-init as init. 
(And is a Xen dom0 host.)
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