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ntfs-config package

ntfs-config crashed with OSError in init(): [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy

Bug #629246 reported by jess1313 on 2010-09-03

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This bug affects 177 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
ntfs-config (Debian)	Fix Released	Unknown	debbugs #615210
ntfs-config (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	High	Unassigned
Maverick	Won't Fix	Undecided	Unassigned
Natty	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned
Oneiric	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned
Precise	Fix Released	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ntfs-config

Upon attempting to open NTFS tool it immediately closed and generated crash report.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: ntfs-config 1.0.1-3ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic 2.6.35.3
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 2 21:38:57 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/ntfs-config
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python2.6 -OOt /usr/bin/ntfs-config
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/ntfs-config']
SourcePackage: ntfs-config
Title: ntfs-config crashed with OSError in __init__()
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Related branches

lp:~l3on/ubuntu/oneiric/ntfs-config/fix-629246

Merged into lp:ubuntu/oneiric/ntfs-config

Colin Watson: Approve on 2012-01-27

lp:~l3on/ubuntu/natty/ntfs-config/fix-629246

Merged into lp:ubuntu/natty/ntfs-config

Colin Watson: Approve on 2012-01-27

lp:~l3on/ubuntu/maverick/ntfs-config/fix-629246

Merged into lp:ubuntu/maverick/ntfs-config

Colin Watson: Approve on 2012-01-27

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jess1313 (jess-simpson1313) wrote on 2010-09-03:

Dependencies.txt Edit (3.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (32.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (741 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Traceback.txt Edit (361 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2010-09-06

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2010-09-13

tags:

added: bugpattern-needed

Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) on 2011-08-16

Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → High
status:	New → Triaged
visibility:	private → public
summary:	- ntfs-config crashed with OSError in __init__() + ntfs-config crashed with OSError in __init__(): [Errno 2] No such file + or directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy

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BassXs (bassxs-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2011-08-16:

apt-get install hal

Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Fix Committed

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2011-08-16:

That's a workaround not a fix. Settin back to triaged.

Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu):
status:	Fix Committed → Triaged

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aysiu (ubuntubugzilla-psychocats) wrote on 2011-09-04:

This is a year old and still hasn't been fixed.

Another workaround is to paste in this command:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/hal/fdi/policy

The problem is that when it crashes now in Natty, there is no error message unless you launch the application from the terminal... it simply asks for your password and then disappears.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2011-09-16:

The root cause of this is that ntfs-config has a dependency on hal.

tags:	removed: bugpattern-needed
tags:	added: bugpattern-written

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2011-09-16

Changed in ntfs-config (Debian):
status:	Unknown → New

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-09-29:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

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Chris Jones (jones-home) wrote on 2011-09-29:

I got this just on automatic background mount shortly after rebooting and logging in. Was rebooting after todays updates at 14h15 GMT.

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Klezkk (klezkk) wrote on 2011-10-09:

Problem showing on a random basis upon opening.

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Rares Vernica (rares) wrote on 2011-10-12:

Also documented here: http://mygeekopinions.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-install-ntfs-config-in-ubuntu.html

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shaikailash (steve-doc-brown) wrote on 2011-10-21:

#10

I have the same problem on Kubuntu 11.10 64bit freshly installed. It's really serious, many users are in panic without this tool!

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user (meta1729-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2011-10-25:

#11

Installing hal solved the problem here.
How about adding hal as a dependency in the metadata of ntfs-config package?

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Joe Barker (joeb454) wrote on 2011-10-25:

#12

You shouldn't need to install hal - as far as I'm aware you just need to create the directory as noted by aysiu in a previous comment - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-config/+bug/629246/comments/4

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Josh (majik) wrote on 2011-10-25:

#13

If that's the case I shouldn't need to create the directory either.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2011-12-21

Changed in ntfs-config (Debian):
status:	New → Fix Released

Leo Iannacone (l3on) on 2012-01-25

Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu Precise):
assignee:	nobody → Leo Iannacone (l3on)

Leo Iannacone (l3on) on 2012-01-26

Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu Precise):
assignee:	Leo Iannacone (l3on) → nobody

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Micah Gersten (micahg) wrote on 2012-01-26:

#14

This bug was fixed in the package ntfs-config - 1.0.1-10
Sponsored for Leo Iannacone (l3on)

---------------
ntfs-config (1.0.1-10) unstable; urgency=low

  * QA upload.
  * Set maintainer to the QA group
  * ntfs-config doesn't support kfreebsd-*, yet. Limiting architectures to
    linux-any. For details please see #651296.
  * Drop build-depends on libhal-dev and libhal-storage-dev, as they are
    not needed (Closes: #615210)
  * Ship emtpy directory /etc/hal/fdi/policy; ntfs-config tries to add
    config files there, if available (but also works, if hal is not used)
    (Closes: #596782, #573348)
  * Call dh_python2 instead of dh_python as suggested by lintian
  * Bump standards to 3.9.2 (no further changes needed)

-- Alexander Reichle-Schmehl <email address hidden> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:45:50 +0100

Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Fix Released

Leo Iannacone (l3on) on 2012-01-27

Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status:	New → Confirmed
Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu Natty):
status:	New → Confirmed
Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu Maverick):
status:	New → Confirmed

Colin Watson (cjwatson) on 2012-01-27

Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu Maverick):
status:	Confirmed → In Progress
Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu Natty):
status:	Confirmed → In Progress
Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status:	Confirmed → In Progress

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2012-02-03:

#15

Can you please reupload that SRU with reverting the build dependency change? That's not quite appropriate for an SRU, as it might change existing behaviour.

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2012-02-03:

#16

There is little point SRUing this for maverick now. It's EOL in two months, this isn't a very important bug, and it has survived with this bug for most of its lifetime.