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ntfs-config crashes on start with: OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy

Bug #663318 reported by Mdyter on 2010-10-19

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #629246: ntfs-config crashed with OSError in __init__(): [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy. Edit Remove

This bug affects 6 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
Linux Mint	Triaged	Undecided	Unassigned
ntfs-config (Debian)	New	Unknown	debbugs #573348
ntfs-config (Ubuntu)	Triaged	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

tried to run ntfs-config on mint 10 (julia) 32bit gnome edition from terminal with 'sudo ntfs-config' . this is the output:

mdyter@mdyter ~ $ sudo ntfs-config
[sudo] password for mdyter:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ntfs-config", line 102, in <module>
    main(args, opts)
  File "/usr/bin/ntfs-config", line 75, in main
    app = NtfsConfig()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/NtfsConfig/NtfsConfig.py", line 56, in __init__
    os.mkdir(HAL_CONFIG_DIR)
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy

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Tags:

Mdyter (mdyter) on 2010-10-19

tags:

added: 10 mint

Mdyter (mdyter) on 2010-10-19

description:

updated

Clement Lefebvre (clementlefebvre) on 2010-10-22

Changed in linuxmint:
status:	New → Triaged

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2010-11-11

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

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Karl Sam (karolus.magnus) wrote on 2010-11-27:

This happens to me on Maverick 64 bit

tags:

added: 10.10 maverick

Gary M (garym) on 2010-12-27

Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed
tags:	added: amd64

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Francesco Bedini (bedo2991) wrote on 2011-03-04:

To make ntfs-config work after this error simply run in terminal:

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

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sarton85 (sarton85) wrote on 2011-05-23:

I have this problem on Ubuntu 11.04, 32 bit

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

summary:	- ntfs-config not working + ntfs-config crashes on start with: OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or + directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy
Changed in ntfs-config (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Triaged
importance:	Undecided → High

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Heero_Yuy (heeroyuy) wrote on 2011-09-07:

crashes in Oneiric 32-bit too, i can't mount anything at start up without it !

description:

updated

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beef zbeef (zbeefy) wrote on 2011-09-09: Re: [Bug 663318] Re: ntfs-config crashes on start with: OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy

I think it's enough to just create that dir. Try.

On Sep 7, 2011, at 1:57 PM, Heero_Yuy <email address hidden> wrote:

> crashes in Oneiric 32-bit too, i can't mount anything at start up
> without it !
>
> ** Description changed:
>
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> Title:
> ntfs-config crashes on start with: OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or
> directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy
>
> Status in The Linux Mint Distribution:
> Triaged
> Status in “ntfs-config” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in “ntfs-config” package in Debian:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> tried to run ntfs-config on mint 10 (julia) 32bit gnome edition from
> terminal with 'sudo ntfs-config' . this is the output:
>
> mdyter@mdyter ~ $ sudo ntfs-config
> [sudo] password for mdyter:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/ntfs-config", line 102, in <module>
> main(args, opts)
> File "/usr/bin/ntfs-config", line 75, in main
> app = NtfsConfig()
> File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/NtfsConfig/NtfsConfig.py",
> line 56, in __init__
> os.mkdir(HAL_CONFIG_DIR)
> OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy
>
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