<bug>: Can't initialize program

[jonathan]

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user comment  : Can't initialize program

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Exception:

 type: <class 'AssertionError'>
 value: <user> must not be empty

Traceback:

  File "/usr/share/gnumed/Gnumed/wxpython/gmGuiMain.py", line 3455, in OnInit
    if not self.__establish_backend_connection():
  File "/usr/share/gnumed/Gnumed/wxpython/gmGuiMain.py", line 3628, in 
__establish_backend_connection
    connected = gmAuthWidgets.connect_to_database (
  File "/usr/share/gnumed/Gnumed/wxpython/gmAuthWidgets.py", line 142, in 
connect_to_database
    creds.user = login.user
  File "/usr/share/gnumed/Gnumed/pycommon/gmConnectionPool.py", line 219, in 
_set_user
    assert (user.strip() != ''), '<user> must not be empty'