Unable to start "gksu system-config-samba"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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system-config-samba (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Bug Description
I installed the samba server packages plus system-
Error
Unable to start "gksu system-
Failed to execute child process “gksu” (No such file or directory)
When I run `sudo system-
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/
mainWindow.
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
self.admin = libuser.admin()
SystemError: could not open configuration file `/etc/libuser.
Next I tried `sudo touch /etc/libuser.conf` since I know that this was a work-around for the same symptoms in the past (Ubuntu 15.04, Bug #1453223). Now, I can successfully run `sudo system-
Please note that I am not stuck; my Samba server is working fine. My maintenance work-around is to edit /etc/samba/smb.conf by hand and then restart the smbd service manually - an oldie that still suffices.
Feel free to contact me if the automatically-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: system-config-samba 1.2.63-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Oct 13 09:23:53 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-13 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170926)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: system-config-samba
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Yes, this was a fresh install of 17.10 Beta 2 followed by an apt upgrade of packages.