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ubiquity package hook ends in permission denied: '/var/log/installer/debug' if not root

Bug #773766 reported by Reuben Firmin
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
apport (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
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Bug Description

This is a fresh install of 11.04.

I tried to file a bug against ubiquity (coming next). Chromium is my default browser.

rfirmin@fridge:~$ ubuntu-bug ubiquity
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 369, in <module>
    app.run_argv()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 568, in run_argv
    return self.run_report_bug()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 413, in run_report_bug
    self.file_report()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 976, in file_report
    upthread.exc_raise()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run
    self._retval = self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/crashdb_impl/launchpad.py", line 191, in upload
    report.write_mime(mime, extra_headers=hdr, skip_keys=['Tags'], priority_fields=order)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 430, in write_mime
    f = open(v[0]) # file name
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/debug'

WORKAROUND:

1) use sudo ubuntu-bug ubiquity

See original description

Related branches

lp:~brian-murray/apport/ubiquity-hook
Ubuntu Core Development Team: Pending requested
Diff: 50 lines (+19/-3)
2 files modified
data/package-hooks/source_ubiquity.py (+11/-3)
debian/changelog (+8/-0)
lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu/oneiric/apport/ubuntu
lp:ubuntu/oneiric/apport
Philip Muškovac (yofel)
tags: added: natty
IKT (ikt)
affects: ubuntu → apport (Ubuntu)
Revision history for this message
Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

This is due to the permission on the file:

-rw------- 1 root root 1.1K 2010-11-17 23:12 /var/log/installer/debug

Revision history for this message
Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

The source package hook for ubiquity should add the log file as root.

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Triaged
description: updated
tags: added: workaround
summary: - ubuntu-bug crashed - permission denied: '/var/log/installer/debug'
+ ubiquity package hook ends in permission denied:
+ '/var/log/installer/debug' if not root
Revision history for this message
Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Due to the fact that /var/log/installer/debug currently contains the users password it would be ideal to raise a dialog and ask people if they really want to add the debug log file.

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package apport - 1.21.2-0ubuntu2

---------------
apport (1.21.2-0ubuntu2) oneiric; urgency=low

  * data/package-hooks/source_ubiquity.py:
    - Check syslog for squashfs errors and do not report
    - Ask before adding installer debug log file (LP: #773766)
 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:40:17 -0700

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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