When conf.d is empty, one gets: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/thinlinc/sbin/../libexec/tl-setup.py", line 1158, in <module> main() File "/opt/thinlinc/sbin/../libexec/tl-setup.py", line 1082, in main ask_for_admin_email() File "/opt/thinlinc/sbin/../libexec/tl-setup.py", line 575, in ask_for_admin_email addr = hive.get_string("/vsmserver/admin_email", "") AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_string'