[Bug 1658502] Re: The system refuse to boot in the secur mode.

[Steve Langasek]

> The system won't boot in the secure mode. I am not so familiar with
the technicalities of all the error lines I get.

We would still need to see these error messages to diagnose your
problem.

> I am sorry! Is it in a way harmful not to use the secure mode?

It leaves your system susceptible to a certain class of malware that
attacks your computer's firmware instead of your operating system.  So
Secure Boot is recommended where possible.

** Changed in: shim (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  The system refuse to boot in the secur mode.

Status in shim package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  The system won't boot in the secure mode. I am not so familiar with
  the technicalities of all the error lines I get. I am sorry! Is it in
  a way harmful not to use the secure mode?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: shim 0.8-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Sun Jan 22 18:50:17 2017
  Dependencies:
   
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-22 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160720)
  SourcePackage: shim
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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