[Bug 1752526] [NEW] could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied

[dino99]

Public bug reported:

Due to strange terminal output after latest debconf (1.5.66) upgrade (
lp:1752394 ) i have installed debconf-utils to run 'debconf-get-
selections' and 'debconf-set-selections', but:

oem at ubuntu:~$ debconf-set-selections
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied

oem at ubuntu:~$ ls -l /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat
-rw------- 1 root root 0 Dec  1 18:35 /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat

So the configuration is badly set. This also have been reported some times ago (precise) lp:959364
but nobody care on the canonical side.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: debconf-utils 1.5.66
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-11.12-generic 4.15.5
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Mar  1 10:05:12 2018
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: debconf
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic package-from-proposed

** Description changed:

  Due to strange terminal output after latest debconf (1.5.66) upgrade (
  lp:1752394 ) i have installed debconf-utils to run 'debconf-get-
  selections' and 'debconf-set-selections', but:
  
  oem at ubuntu:~$ debconf-set-selections
  debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied
  
  oem at ubuntu:~$ ls -l /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat
  -rw------- 1 root root 0 Dec  1 18:35 /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat
  
- So the configuaration is badly set. This also have been reported some times ago (precise) lp:959364 
+ So the configuration is badly set. This also have been reported some times ago (precise) lp:959364
  but nobody care on the canonical side.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: debconf-utils 1.5.66
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-11.12-generic 4.15.5
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Thu Mar  1 10:05:12 2018
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
-  TERM=xterm-256color
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  TERM=xterm-256color
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: debconf
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied

Status in debconf package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Due to strange terminal output after latest debconf (1.5.66) upgrade (
  lp:1752394 ) i have installed debconf-utils to run 'debconf-get-
  selections' and 'debconf-set-selections', but:

  oem at ubuntu:~$ debconf-set-selections
  debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied

  oem at ubuntu:~$ ls -l /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat
  -rw------- 1 root root 0 Dec  1 18:35 /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat

  So the configuration is badly set. This also have been reported some times ago (precise) lp:959364
  but nobody care on the canonical side.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: debconf-utils 1.5.66
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-11.12-generic 4.15.5
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Thu Mar  1 10:05:12 2018
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: debconf
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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