[Bug 676162] Re: ubuntu-bug crashes when it cannot read /var/log/kern.log

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[Expired for apport (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  ubuntu-bug crashes when it cannot read /var/log/kern.log

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apport

  mace:~$ ubuntu-bug evince
  hook /usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_evince.py crashed:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 640, in add_hooks_info
      symb['add_info'](self)
    File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_evince.py", line 54, in add_info
      report['KernLog'] = recent_kernlog(sec_re)
    File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_evince.py", line 24, in recent_kernlog
      for line in open(file):
  IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/kern.log'
  mace:~$

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: apport 1.13.3-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Nov 16 17:27:41 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apport

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