From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-28 23:56, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 22:17:27 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> This happened to me recently:   
   >>   
   >> Telcontar:~ # systemctl status smb   
   >> × smb.service - Samba SMB Daemon   
   >>        Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/smb.service; enabled;   
   preset: disabled)   
   >>        Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2025-12-17 23:09:54   
   CET; 19h ago   
   >>          Docs: man:smbd(8)   
   >>                man:samba(7)   
   >>                man:smb.conf(5)   
   >>       Process: 2479 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/samba/update-appa   
   mor-samba-profile (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)   
   >>           CPU: 77ms   
   >>   
   >> Dec 17 23:09:54 Telcontar systemd[1]: Starting Samba SMB Daemon...   
   >> Dec 17 23:09:54 Telcontar update-apparmor-samba-profile[2479]: generating   
   profile sniplet failed   
   >> Dec 17 23:09:54 Telcontar systemd[1]: smb.service: Control process exited,   
   code=exited, status=1/FAILURE   
   >> Dec 17 23:09:54 Telcontar systemd[1]: smb.service: Failed with result   
   'exit-code'.   
   >> Dec 17 23:09:54 Telcontar systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba SMB Daemon.   
   >> Telcontar:~ #   
   >>   
   >> I was baffled. I asked ChatGPT:   
   >   
   > Or you could have looked further into the log with journalctl, and   
   > seen the appropriate message there.   
      
   You really think I did not? Common...!  :-/   
      
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar dbus-daemon[1387]: [system] Activating via systemd:   
   service name='org.freedesktop.ColorManager' unit='colord.service' requested by   
   ':1.29' (uid=0 pid=2423 comm="/usr/sbin/cupsd -l ")   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar vmware[2447]:    Virtual ethernet - failed   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar vmware[2447]:    VMware Authentication Daemon - done   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar update-apparmor-samba-profile[2436]: generating   
   profile sniplet failed   <===================   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar systemd[1]: smb.service: Control process exited,   
   code=exited, status=1/FAILURE   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar systemd[1]: smb.service: Failed with result   
   'exit-code'.   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/chargen [file=/etc/xinetd.conf] [line=62]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/chargen-udp [file=/etc/xinetd.d/chargen-udp] [line=13]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/clamav [file=/etc/xinetd.d/clamav] [line=14]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/daytime [file=/etc/xinetd.d/daytime] [line=41]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/daytime-udp [file=/etc/xinetd.d/daytime-udp] [line=13]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/discard [file=/etc/xinetd.d/discard] [line=14]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/discard-udp [file=/etc/xinetd.d/discard-udp] [line=13]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/echo [file=/etc/xinetd.d/echo] [line=14]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/echo-udp [file=/etc/xinetd.d/echo-udp] [line=13]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/leafnode [file=/etc/xinetd.d/leafnode] [line=14]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/servers [file=/etc/xinetd.d/servers] [line=41]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/services [file=/etc/xinetd.d/services] [line=13]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/time [file=/etc/xinetd.d/time] [line=13]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Reading included configuration file:   
   /etc/xinetd.d/time-udp [file=/etc/xinetd.d/time-udp] [line=14]   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: 2.3.15.4 started with libwrap loadavg   
   labeled-networking options compiled in.   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar xinetd[2449]: Started working: 1 available service   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar kernel: r8169 0000:22:00.0 eth0: Link is Up -   
   1Gbps/Full - flow control off   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba SMB Daemon.   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar systemd[1]: vmware.service: Control process exited,   
   code=exited, status=1/FAILURE   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar systemd[1]: vmware.service: Failed with result   
   'exit-code'.   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar systemd[1]: vmware.service: Unit process 2556   
   (vmware-authdlau) remains running after unit stopped.   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar dnsmasq[2502]: started, version 2.90 cachesize 2000   
   Dec 14 22:02:17 Telcontar dnsmasq[2502]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt   
   DBus no-UBus i18n IDN2 DHCP DHCPv6 Lua TFTP conntrack ipset nftset auth   
   cryptohash DNSSEC loop-detect inotify dumpfile   
      
      
   Do you really see some more information there? Really?   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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