Ran aptitude install samba4 and got the same error messages on a clean install of ubuntu 12.04. This was for samba4-alpha 18 I believe. No debs were installed/added to apt-get prior to running install.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/936891 Title: samba4 failed to install - ProvisioningError: guess_names: 'server role=standalone' in domain controller must match chosen server role '/etc/samba/smb.conf'! Please remove the smb.conf file and let provision generate it To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba4/+bug/936891/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs