It does not "stop the system from booting". nmbd is not required for a system to boot.
The upstart job is implemented to accurately declare nmbd's dependency on having a working network interface available. If you think nmbd should start even when no network is available, that is a non-trivial change in behavior that you would need to discuss with the upstream developers. -- nmbd dies on startup when network interfaces are not up yet https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/462169 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
