[Bug 1612028] [NEW] "sudo -i" does not read .profile when root uses bash

[Karl-Philipp Richter]

Public bug reported:

According to `man sudo` `sudo -i` is supposed to read `.profile`, but
apparently it doesn't since adding `alias ll='ls -la'` to the end of
`/root/.profile` causes `ll` to fail with `ll: command not found`, but
the alias should be available if `.profile` was read. `root` uses
`/bin/bash` according to `/etc/passwd`.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: sudo 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Aug 11 04:35:28 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-12 (242 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
SourcePackage: sudo
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-03-14 (149 days ago)
VisudoCheck:
 /etc/sudoers: Analyse OK
 /etc/sudoers.d/README: Analyse OK
modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Keine Berechtigung: '/etc/sudoers']
modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Keine Berechtigung: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']

** Affects: sudo (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

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Title:
  "sudo -i" does not read .profile when root uses bash

Status in sudo package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  According to `man sudo` `sudo -i` is supposed to read `.profile`, but
  apparently it doesn't since adding `alias ll='ls -la'` to the end of
  `/root/.profile` causes `ll` to fail with `ll: command not found`, but
  the alias should be available if `.profile` was read. `root` uses
  `/bin/bash` according to `/etc/passwd`.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: sudo 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Aug 11 04:35:28 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-12 (242 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  SourcePackage: sudo
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-03-14 (149 days ago)
  VisudoCheck:
   /etc/sudoers: Analyse OK
   /etc/sudoers.d/README: Analyse OK
  modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Keine Berechtigung: '/etc/sudoers']
  modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Keine Berechtigung: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']

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