The same problem on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty 32bit, my work around is to launch like this: sudo mkdir /var/run/motion ; motion
-- motion fails to start because /var/run/motion is missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294852 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