I tried you suggestions. Below is what I got. I am the admin of this system, but I don't have the permissions I guess.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /etc/init.d/dbus start open: Permission denied * Removing stale PID file /var/run/dbus/pid. rm: cannot remove `/var/run/dbus/pid': Permission denied [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /etc/init.d/dhcdbd start open: Permission denied * Starting DHCP D-Bus daemon dhcdbd open: Permission denied [ OK ] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /etc/init.d/hal start open: Permission denied * Can't start Hardware abstraction layer - detected chrooted sessio [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ -- Failed to initalize HAL. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25931 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs