WARNING **: directory creation failed: /home.

[sdide]

Binary package hint: gthumb

package: gthumb
1:
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
Release: 9.10

2:
$ apt-cache policy gthumb
gthumb:
  Installed: 3:2.10.11-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3:2.10.11-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3:2.10.11-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3:
I expected gthumb to be able to browse catalogs of picture.
4:
It hangs. and when started from a terminal I get the following errors:
$ gthumb

** (gthumb:9827): WARNING **: directory creation failed: /home.

** (gthumb:9827): WARNING **: directory creation failed: /home.

** (gthumb:9827): WARNING **: directory creation failed: /home.

** (gthumb:9827): WARNING **: directory creation failed: /home.
$

and yes I get the error 4 times.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 08f41bf0e63a43be5320605efd57bb3b
CheckboxSystem: 2b7545ed14395e52682ae8a30bc0c03b
Date: Fri Oct 9 11:07:26 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gthumb
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gthumb 3:2.10.11-1ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-12.41-generic
SourcePackage: gthumb
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-12-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:3595): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:3595): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3689): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:3675): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (yelp:9249): Yelp-WARNING **: Yelper initialization failed for 0x1b3b0b0

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.