package configuration is nearly impossible, because of the descriptions (and _Choises) are left blank during configuration. (Debian Woody) samba-common.templates:_Description: Character Set for Unix filesystem samba-common.templates:_Description: Character Set for DOS clients samba-common.templates:_Description: Modify smb.conf to use WINS settings from samba-common.templates:_Description: Configure smb.conf through debconf? samba-common.templates:_Description: Workgroup/Domain Name? samba-common.templates:_Description: Use password encryption? samba.templates:_Description: Create samba password database, samba.templates:_Description: Samba's log files have moved. samba.templates:_Description: Running nmbd from inetd is no longer supported samba.templates:_Choices: daemons, inetd samba.templates:_Description: How do you want to run Samba? samba.templates:_Description: Move /etc/samba/smbpasswd to swat.templates:_Description: Your smb.conf will be re-written!
Simo, since you are the one build the Debian packages, please take a look at this.
Added this one to a set of other fixes for the package. Uploading 3.0.1-3
sorry for the same, cleaning up the database to prevent unecessary reopens of bugs.
database cleanup