openct creates the status file to tell which readers are available (even if there are none). if you forget to install openct or it is not started at boot time, the status file is missing. thus if opensc complains about the missing status file, that is a good thing - telling users why the software does not work as expected, so they can fix it.
if you don't want openct subsystem in opensc, edit the config and disable it, as shown in the FAQ. ** Changed in: openct (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/834368 Title: doesn't create /var/run/openct/status via init.d script To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openct/+bug/834368/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs