[Bug 859539] Re: usb-creator-gtk fails to install bootloader: "System policy prevents installing the bootloader"

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

Hmm.  Still fails for me with --allow-system-internal.

This time I ran from the command line:
  usb-creator-gtk --iso=Ubuntu11.10/ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso --allow-system-internal
No logging appeared on stderr (or stdout for that matter).
The command did not complete until I had entered the authenticating password.

The only logging that I've found is in /var/log/authlog

Jan  8 02:04:50 redemption polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 successfully authenticated as unix-user:boss to gain TEMPORARY authorization for action com.ubuntu.usbcreator.format for unix-process:3567:733366 [/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/usb-creator-gtk --iso=Ubuntu11.10/ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso --allow-system-internal] (owned by unix-user:boss)
Jan  8 02:18:10 redemption gnome-screensaver-dialog: gkr-pam: unlocked login keyring
Jan  8 02:19:02 redemption polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 successfully authenticated as unix-user:boss to gain TEMPORARY authorization for action com.ubuntu.usbcreator.bootloader for unix-process:3567:733366 [/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/usb-creator-gtk --iso=Ubuntu11.10/ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso --allow-system-internal] (owned by unix-user:boss)

There were two authorizations: one for formatting the USB drive and one
for the bootloader.

I don't imagine that this is relevant, but the Oneric system I'm using
is AMD64 but the system I'm trying to create is i386 (as is the .iso).

Interestingly, I seem to have a parentless "/usr/bin/python /usr/share
/usb-creator/usb-creator-helper" process running as root.  I'll kill it
and try again.

Hmmm.  This time it seems to work.  Note: I was again trying with
--allow-system-internal.

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Title:
  usb-creator-gtk fails to install bootloader: "System policy prevents
  installing the bootloader"

Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When creating USB stick from Ubuntu CD ISO image (or any other
  bootable CD ISO image for that matter) upon finishing copying files
  onto the USB stick I am getting an error message "System policy
  prevents installing the bootloader"followed by password prompt. When I
  enter the password, I get an error message "Failed to install
  bootloader". The result is the USB stick with all necessary files on
  it, but it is not bootable. I do have all administrative rights for
  the account I am using.

  And if I start usb-creator-gtk from a command line after "sudo -s" it
  crashes with a segmentation fault just after copying files onto the
  USB stick.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.28.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Sep 26 14:18:09 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=ru:en
   LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-15 (163 days ago)

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