Do you use winbind (or likewise) on this system? If not, I can't see any way that a problematic smb.conf *could* crash hal.
** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- HAL crashes with generated smb.conf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239947 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs