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I installed IE7 in the Picasa bottle. When I go to login I get a pop-up that says there ins no file association for "ServiceLogin" and I am given the option to save or find an application. If I try to "find" I get the option to find or save "fileassoc" . Can't seem to win. Have I missed a step in trying to get this setup?

I'm guessing you are using Ubuntu 12.04. If so, running the following in a terminal window should fix your problem:

sudo echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope

or, to disable this entirely:

sudo sed -i 's/kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 1/kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 0/' /etc/sysctl.d/10-ptrace.conf

• does the same as the above, but effects will appear only after reboot and will remain permanent.

Give yourself some awesome points :) The first command did not work (it got "Permissions denied", even with sudo) but the the second one did and after a reboot all works perfectly. Thank you!

You can't "pipe" a sudo, gotta use tee instead. But disabling ptrace limiting is a bad idea, since it decreases security. Instead, just add an exception for wine.

First, re-enable ptrace scoping if you disabled it:

echo 1 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope;
sudo sed -i 's/kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 0/kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 1/' /etc/sysctl.d/10-ptrace.conf;

Install libcap2:
sudo apt-get install libcap2-bin

Then, add an exception for Crossover:
sudo setcap cap_sys_ptrace=eip /opt/cxoffice/bin/wineserver;
sudo setcap cap_sys_ptrace=eip /opt/cxoffice/bin/wine-preloader;

Finally, add its libraries to ld.so.conf:
echo /opt/cxoffice/lib/ | sudo tee /etc/ld.so.conf.d/crossover.conf
sudo /sbin/ldconfig

More at:
http://www.codeweavers.com/support/wiki/linux/faq/ubuntu1204
http://askubuntu.com/questions/146160/what-is-the-ptrace-scope-workaround-for-wine-programs-and-are-there-any-risks/153970#153970

Thanks! It worked.