system-config-samba.py crashes

[Jack Matier]

Binary package hint: system-config-samba

Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

To replicate in Hardy Heron 8.04:
1. Go to Applications -> Add/Remove
2. Show All Available Applications -> Search for "samba"
3. Install Samba "GUI for managing samba shares and users"
4. Exit Add/Remove...

5. Go to System -> Administration -> Samba (it crashes)

When launched from gnome terminal:
jack@jack-laptop:~$ system-config-samba
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/system-config-samba", line 41, in <module>
    mainWindow.MainWindow(debug_flag)
  File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/mainWindow.py", line 113, in __init__
    self.samba_user_data = sambaUserData.SambaUserData(self)
  File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/sambaUserData.py", line 42, in __init__
    self.readSmbPasswords()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/sambaUserData.py", line 59, in readSmbPasswords
    raise RuntimeError, (_("You do not have permission to execute %s." % pdbeditcmd))
RuntimeError: You do not have permission to execute /usr/bin/pdbedit.
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 78, in apport_excepthook
    report_file = open(pr_filename, 'wt')
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/crash/_usr_share_system-config-samba_system-config-samba.py.1000.crash'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/system-config-samba", line 41, in <module>
    mainWindow.MainWindow(debug_flag)
  File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/mainWindow.py", line 113, in __init__
    self.samba_user_data = sambaUserData.SambaUserData(self)
  File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/sambaUserData.py", line 42, in __init__
    self.readSmbPasswords()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/sambaUserData.py", line 59, in readSmbPasswords
    raise RuntimeError, (_("You do not have permission to execute %s." % pdbeditcmd))
RuntimeError: You do not have permission to execute /usr/bin/pdbedit.

When run as root (via sudo):
jack@jack-laptop:~$ sudo system-config-samba
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/system-config-samba", line 41, in <module>
    mainWindow.MainWindow(debug_flag)
  File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/mainWindow.py", line 118, in __init__
    self.basic_preferences_win = basicPreferencesWin.BasicPreferencesWin(self, self.xml, self.samba_data, self.samba_backend, self.main_window)
  File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/basicPreferencesWin.py", line 93, in __init__
    self.admin = libuser.admin()
SystemError: could not open configuration file `/etc/libuser.conf': No such file or directory

:: More information on the package..
jack@jack-laptop:~$ apt-cache policy system-config-samba
system-config-samba:
  Installed: 1.2.50-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1.2.50-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1.2.50-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

What Happened?
It just started loading.. then quite.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 26 12:31:34 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-samba/system-config-samba.py
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: system-config-samba 1.2.50-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/system-config-samba
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/system-config-samba']
SourcePackage: system-config-samba
Title: system-config-samba.py crashed with SystemError in __init__()
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686
UserGroups: