reading casper-md5check.json fails

This bug was fixed in the package apport - 2.20.11-0ubuntu62

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apport (2.20.11-0ubuntu62) hirsute; urgency=medium

  * apport/hookutils.py: spawn pkttyagent so that log files can be gathered as
    root in a non-graphical environment (LP: #1821415). Thanks to Iain Lane
    for the patch.
  * apport/hookutils.py: root access is needed to read the
    casper-md5check.json file so switch to using that. (LP: #1922937)
  * data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py: improving tagging of bugs from images we
    create so that they are tagged $arch-image and better identify Raspberry
    Pi devices (LP: #1920837). Thanks to Dave Jones for the patch.

 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:14:04 -0700

Hello Brian, or anyone else affected,

Accepted apport into groovy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubuntu50.6 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-groovy to verification-done-groovy. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-groovy. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

Hello Brian, or anyone else affected,

Accepted apport into focal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-focal to verification-done-focal. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-focal. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

All autopkgtests for the newly accepted apport (2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17) for focal have finished running.
The following regressions have been reported in tests triggered by the package:

apport/2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17 (amd64)

Please visit the excuses page listed below and investigate the failures, proceeding afterwards as per the StableReleaseUpdates policy regarding autopkgtest regressions [1].

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/proposed-migration/focal/update_excuses.html#apport

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Autopkgtest_Regressions

Thank you!

With the version of apport from groovy-proposed it is possible to read the caspermd5-check.json file.

bdmurray@clean-groovy-amd64:~$ apt-cache policy python3-apport
python3-apport:
  Installed: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.6
  Candidate: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.6
  Version table:
 *** 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.6 500
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu groovy-proposed/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu groovy-proposed/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5 500
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu groovy-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu groovy-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu groovy-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu groovy-security/main i386 Packages
     2.20.11-0ubuntu50 500
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu groovy/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu groovy/main i386 Packages
bdmurray@clean-groovy-amd64:~$ ubuntu-bug coreutils

*** Collecting problem information

The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the
application. This might take a few minutes.
....==== AUTHENTICATING FOR com.ubuntu.apport.root-info ===
Authentication is required to collect system information for this problem report
Authenticating as: Ubuntu,,, (bdmurray)
Password: ...
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ===
....

The verification also passed on focal.

bdmurray@clean-focal-amd64:~$ apt-cache policy apport
apport:
  Installed: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17
  Candidate: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17
  Version table:
 *** 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17 500
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu focal-proposed/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu focal-proposed/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16 500
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu focal-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu focal-security/main i386 Packages
     2.20.11-0ubuntu27 500
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages
bdmurray@clean-focal-amd64:~$ ubuntu-bug coreutils

*** Collecting problem information

The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the
application. This might take a few minutes.
..==== AUTHENTICATING FOR com.ubuntu.apport.root-info ===
Authentication is required to collect system information for this problem report
Authenticating as: Ubuntu,,, (bdmurray)
Password: ....
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ===
....

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All autopkgtests for the newly accepted apport (2.20.11-0ubuntu50.6) for groovy have finished running.
The following regressions have been reported in tests triggered by the package:

ubuntu-release-upgrader/1:20.10.15 (armhf)

Please visit the excuses page listed below and investigate the failures, proceeding afterwards as per the StableReleaseUpdates policy regarding autopkgtest regressions [1].

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/proposed-migration/groovy/update_excuses.html#apport

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Autopkgtest_Regressions

Thank you!

The verification of the Stable Release Update for apport has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

This bug was fixed in the package apport - 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.6

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apport (2.20.11-0ubuntu50.6) groovy; urgency=medium

  * data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py: tag bugs from Raspberry Pi images and RISCV
    images appropriately. (LP: #1920837)
  * apport/hookutils.py: spawn pkttyagent so that log files can be gathered as
    root in a non-graphical environment (LP: #1821415). Thanks to Iain Lane
    for the patch.
  * apport/hookutils.py: root access is needed to read the
    casper-md5check.json file so switch to using that. (LP: #1922937)

 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:45:36 -0700

This bug was fixed in the package apport - 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17

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apport (2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17) focal; urgency=medium

  * data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py: tag bugs from Raspberry Pi images and RISCV
    images appropriately. (LP: #1920837)
  * apport/hookutils.py: spawn pkttyagent so that log files can be gathered as
    root in a non-graphical environment (LP: #1821415). Thanks to Iain Lane
    for the patch.
  * apport/hookutils.py: root access is needed to read the
    casper-md5check.json file so switch to using that. (LP: #1922937)

 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:28:49 -0700