Policy-kit kde crash on install package

[metellius]

Binary package hint: policykit-kde

I tried to install a package by executing it with kfmclient exec through opera. It first asked me for my password, which should technically be a bug in itself because I have it set to NOPASSWD in my sudo setup. Anyways, I enter my normal user password and it says I don't have the necessary permissions, and then crashes with the following backtrace. I can not be 100% whether I entered the correct password or not here.

Application: PolicyKit-kde (policykit-kde), signal SIGABRT
[Current thread is 0 (LWP 5817)]

Thread 2 (Thread 0xb40e9b90 (LWP 11958)):
#0 0xb7ff9430 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb68827b1 in select () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0x08057952 in _start ()

Thread 1 (Thread 0xb612c750 (LWP 5817)):
[KCrash Handler]
#6 0xb7ff9430 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#7 0xb67d16d0 in raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#8 0xb67d3098 in abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#9 0xb74c1595 in qt_message_output (msgType=QtFatalMsg, buf=0x893aa48 "ASSERT: \"m_self->m_watches.contains(id)\" in file /build/buildd/policykit-kde-0.2/src/policykitkde.cpp, line 437")
    at global/qglobal.cpp:2006
#10 0xb74c1681 in qFatal (msg=0xb7610318 "ASSERT: \"%s\" in file %s, line %d") at global/qglobal.cpp:2201
#11 0xb74c1775 in qt_assert (assertion=0x805908c "m_self->m_watches.contains(id)", file=0x8059054 "/build/buildd/policykit-kde-0.2/src/policykitkde.cpp", line=437) at global/qglobal.cpp:1777
#12 0x080514a3 in _start ()

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: policykit-kde 0.2-0ubuntu1~ppa1
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: policykit-kde
Uname: Linux 2.6.29-020629-generic i686
UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package

[mogwai (scruffy-mogwai)]

This also affects me too. While I am attempting to install packages I get an error stating I do not have the correct permissions and then policy-kit crashes.
May be related to bug 353278 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-kde/+bug/353278

I am using Kubuntu 9.10rc with the latest package updates as at 26 Oct.

[mogwai (scruffy-mogwai)]

Appears to be fixed (for me) with the latest updates (27 Oct 17:05 GMT+12) and a restart.

[Kent Tong (kent-tong)]

I fixed this problem with:

   echo 16384 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches

To make it permanent, create /etc/sysctl.d/60-user.conf with the content below:

   fs.inotify.max_user_watches=16384

Before applying the fix, I got the errors below:

kent@dragon:~$ kpackagekit &
[2] 3561
kent@dragon:~$ QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No space left on device
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /home/kent/.config/ibus/bus/fc60bfcf9319c7743716b7214863c295-unix-0
enumFromString ( Group ) : converted "unknown" to "UnknownGroup" , enum value 34
removing transaction from pool : "/108_eccdeaed_data"
removing transaction from pool : "/109_ceadbdca_data"
removing transaction from pool : "/110_bcdbadea_data"
enumFromString ( State ) : converted "" to "UnknownState" , enum value 18
Attempting to obtain authorization for org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-update.
Authentication as an administrative user is required.
The following users qualify as administrative users: kent
Select user: Failed to obtain authorization for org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-update.
Authentification error : org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply : Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
removing transaction from pool : "/111_eebdaaba_data"