[Bug 1895865] Re: /usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py:PermissionError:/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py at 59:dump_acpi_tables:dump_acpi_table

[Brian Murray]

The verification passed as we can see there was no Traceback and it
asked for root permissions to run the command.

bdmurray at clean-focal-amd64:~$ dpkg -l apport
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version              Architecture Description
+++-==============-====================-============-==================================================
ii  apport         2.20.11-0ubuntu27.10 all          automatically generate crash reports for debugging
bdmurray at clean-focal-amd64:~$ /usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py 
bdmurray at clean-focal-amd64:~$ ubuntu-bug udev

*** Collecting problem information

The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the
application. This might take a few minutes.
...==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ===
Authentication is needed to run `/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py' as the super user


** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-focal
** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-focal

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Title:
  /usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py:PermissionError:/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py at 59:dump_acpi_tables:dump_acpi_table

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in apport source package in Focal:
  Fix Committed
Status in apport source package in Groovy:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Impact
  ------
  Users running /usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py will receive a Traceback unless it is called by root.

  Test Case
  ---------
  1) Run /usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py
  2) Observe the Traceback in comment #1

  Additionally, running 'ubuntu-bug' about a package which calls
  attach_hardware (which then calls dump_acpi_tables.py) will have a
  Traceback in acpidump.

  1) Run 'ubuntu-bug udev'
  2) Save the report
  3) View the report and see the Traceback from comment #1 in it

  With the version of the package from -proposed you will not receive a
  Traceback in either situation.

  Regression Potential
  --------------------
  If the python is bad we could have a different crash.

  Original Description
  --------------------
  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding apport.  This problem was most recently seen with package version 2.20.11-0ubuntu45, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/ad705c1a5e4068bcae9d4261519bac8fac5cb57f contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
  If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.

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