Did you modify the default configuration. If so can you please attach the file /etc/default/hal ?
If noticed another message in your logfile: "polkit-auth: This operation requires the system message bus and ConsoleKit to be running" There is a test for dbus in hal.init but not for consolekit so maybe consolekit was not there. If you're able to reproduce this issue can you run the following command: ps aux|grep console-kit-daemon Thanks. ** Changed in: hal (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Persistent USB Stick -> System Update -> update-notifier error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288893 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs