SOLVED: Ubuntu 9.10 Folder Sharing Fails with failed to execute child process "testparm" (No such file or directory)

Ubuntu 9.10 does not allow folder sharing; rather get Ubuntu Testparm errors: 

Failed to execute child process "testparm" (No such file or directory)

To replicate the error:

Right click on the desktop, select "Create Folder", type a name, hit the Enter key.

Right click your named folder, and select "Sharing Options".

Up comes a Folder Sharing Window, checkbox "Share this folder" and "Allow others to create and delete files in this folder", then click "Create Share".

You may get an error like:

failed to execute child process "testparm" (No such file or directory)

Open up a terminal window by clicking "Applications" dropdown menu of your Desktop, then "Accessories", then "Terminal". This is often how we fix things like this. Type the following or highlight and within the terminal window push both mouse buttons down:

SOLUTION

In a Terminal Try Approach (A) first:

sudo apt-get upgrade

(then reboot or restart samba services)

... and if that doesn't do it for you, then try Approach B:

Try creating the share again. Thankfully, the problem has not returned since.