Authorization Error

[jrd]

After installing, then clicking then client icon from internet->menu, I get a "Authorization Error". No web page loads as per step 4

The details of the error are:

(gnome-open:4582):GLib-CRITICAL ** ...: assertion `file_name != NULL' failed
Error showing url: Failed to execute ch...3D4405842" (No such file or directory)

Because I can't "add" my computer to Ubuntu One I tried manually with: u1sync --authorize
This resulted in the following error. Not sure if it is relevant.

jrd@jrd-laptop:~$ sudo u1sync --authorize
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/gtk2reactor.py", line 185, in run
    self.__run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/gtk2reactor.py", line 113, in wrapper
    return real_cb(real_s, condition)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/gtk2reactor.py", line 217, in callback
    self.simulate() # fire Twisted timers
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/gtk2reactor.py", line 225, in simulate
    self.runUntilCurrent()
--- <exception caught here> ---
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/base.py", line 729, in runUntilCurrent
    f(*a, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ubuntuone/u1sync/client.py", line 189, in _obtain_token
    oauth_client.clear_token()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ubuntuone/oauthdesktop/auth.py", line 133, in clear_token
    items = self._get_keyring_items()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ubuntuone/oauthdesktop/auth.py", line 112, in _get_keyring_items
    self.consumer.key})
gnomekeyring.NoKeyringDaemonError:

[jrd (oberto)]

The details of the error are:

(gnome-open:4582):GLib-CRITICAL ** ...: assertion `file_name != NULL' failed
Error showing url: Failed to execute ch...3D4405842" (No such file or directory)

[Guillermo Gonzalez (verterok)]

Thanks for trying Ubuntu One.
looks like your are missing a dependency: the gnome keyring, or the keyring daemon is failing to start.

Could you confirm this?

[jrd (oberto)]

I do have gnome-keyring installed (2.26.1-0ubuntu1). I'm not sure how to test the if the daemon is failing or not?

As the issue prevents the "add computer" webpage to load, a workaround to the solution is calling the UbuntuOne app from the command line. This will result in the error but as part of the error the add computer web address is included. I Copied and pasted that in Firefox and could continue as normal.

[TeoK (teo-blu)]

On start up. Ubuntu One shows alert:

Authorization failed

Failed to launch firefox. no such file / directory.

this happens regardless of firefox running or not.

~
It's a shame that this Canonical's OWN app doesnt work

[Dale Stubblefield (dalestubblefield)]

The problem is that it is looking for firefox at "/opt/firefox3.1/firefox".

I was able to work around this by making a symlink at that location that points to the real firefox.

  # mkdir /opt/firefox3.1
  # ln -s /usr/bin/firefox /opt/firefox3.1/firefox

It worked fine after that. Not an ideal solution. A few extra lines of code could easily fix this.

[dobey (dobey)]

The problem here is that you presumably tried a custom install of
Firefox 3.1 to /opt previously, and set your preferred web browser to be
that, in the Default Applications preferences dialog. You would need to
change this any time you want to change your default browser, as you
have done. A symlink will work, but it will probably break again in the
future if that symlink disappears, or the binary it points to is ever
removed.

On Sun, 2009-08-09 at 23:25 +0000, Dale Stubblefield wrote:
> The problem is that it is looking for firefox at
> "/opt/firefox3.1/firefox".
>
> I was able to work around this by making a symlink at that location that
> points to the real firefox.
>
> # mkdir /opt/firefox3.1
> # ln -s /usr/bin/firefox /opt/firefox3.1/firefox
>
> It worked fine after that. Not an ideal solution. A few extra lines of
> code could easily fix this.
>

[Dale Stubblefield (dalestubblefield)]

Rodney - I see what you are saying. I was unfamiliar the the Preferred Applications dialog.

Thanks!