NTFS Config Utility does not open after asking for sudo Password

[Matthew Branscum]

Binary package hint: ntfs-config

If I open the application from the app drawer a window pops up, asks for my password, then closes. Nothing else happens. If i run the app from the terminal window, it again asks for my sudo password then goes away. The terminal window outputs the following text

 main(args, opts)
  File "/usr/bin/ntfs-config", line 75, in main
    app = NtfsConfig()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/NtfsConfig/NtfsConfig.py", line 56, in __init__
    os.mkdir(HAL_CONFIG_DIR)
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/hal/fdi/policy'

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: ntfs-config 1.0.1-9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Apr 29 11:26:12 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ntfs-config
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)