[Bug 1003737] Re: Purchase from main account gave .list permission denied errors for newly created administrator account

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Title:
  Purchase from main account gave .list permission denied errors for
  newly created administrator account

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I received this error:

  >An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.
  >
  >Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:
  >
  >'E:Opening /etc/apt/sources.list.d/private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_braid_ubuntu.list - ifstream::ifstream (13: Permission denied)'

  My main account has bought Braid (among other items). I have set up
  another account for a friend to use this machine just yesterday and I
  have now received this error.

  Here are the permissions of my /etc/apt/sources.list.d folder (among
  my manually added PPAs)

  -rw-r----- 1 root admin    0 Jan 25 02:01 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_braid_ubuntu.list
  -rw-r----- 1 root root   183 Jan 25 02:01 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_braid_ubuntu.list.save
  -rw-r----- 1 root admin    0 Jan 25 02:01 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_brukkon_ubuntu.list
  -rw-r----- 1 root root   186 Jan 25 02:01 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_brukkon_ubuntu.list.save
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   164 May 22 23:09 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_steel-storm2_ubuntu.list
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   164 May 22 23:09 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_steel-storm2_ubuntu.list.save
  -rw-r----- 1 root admin    0 Jan 25 02:01 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_uplink_ubuntu.list
  -rw-r----- 1 root root   185 Jan 25 02:01 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_uplink_ubuntu.list.save
  -rw-r----- 1 root admin    0 Jan 25 02:01 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_world-of-goo_ubuntu.list
  -rw-r----- 1 root root   190 Jan 25 02:01 private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_world-of-goo_ubuntu.list.save

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: 9dfa225a100a6da71689692d7002e544
  CheckboxSystem: 2954e74ba17fb0e37fc942cd1d9fab4e
  Date: Wed May 23 20:56:43 2012
  GsettingsChanges:
   com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
   com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1337820258
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 597
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 599
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-10-13 (223 days ago)

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