[Bug 976761] Re: package-data-downloader crashed with OSError in mark_hook_failed(): [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/flashplugin-installer.failed'

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This bug was fixed in the package update-notifier - 0.119ubuntu7

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update-notifier (0.119ubuntu7) precise; urgency=low

  * Use <proto>_proxy environment variables to choose the proxy to use for
    data downloads, not the apt proxy settings, because apt may be
    configured to point at a package-specific proxy.  This makes proxy
    configuration a little less convenient than before for the
    flashplugin-installer package, but it at least it makes it possible to
    have a different proxy setting for packages vs. arbitrary data
    downloads, which otherwise we don't have any way to support.
    LP: #979477.
  * Stop processing after a fatal download error, not just a transient one,
    so that we can't be tricked into feeding a partial list of files to a
    handler.  Thanks to Kees Cook for spotting the bug.  LP: #979426.
  * Flush stdout before calling subprocess, so that log output makes more
    sense.
  * Print a more meaningful status message when downloading, instead of just
    a bare URL.
  * Check for existence of /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader
    before trying to run it from our cron job, so that the package doesn't
    generate error messages when removed but not purged.
  * The action for our notification should call gksu instead of trying to
    run the command directly without root access.  This is imperfect because
    kubuntu won't have gksudo available by default, but it's an improvement
    over failing for everybody.  LP: #976761.
 -- Steve Langasek <steve.langasek at ubuntu.com>   Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:49:10 +0000

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  package-data-downloader crashed with OSError in mark_hook_failed():
  [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-
  downloads/flashplugin-installer.failed'

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  error reported during flashplugin post-installation data download.
  first error due to no net connection, then failed on retry following
  user approval.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Apr  8 11:29:17 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64+mac (20120327.1)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader']
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  Title: package-data-downloader crashed with OSError in mark_hook_failed(): [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/flashplugin-installer.failed'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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