[Bug 1915020] [NEW] Can't open /etc/popularity-contest.conf

[Andrea C G Mennucci]

Public bug reported:

hi

I have a Dell notebook with Ubuntu 18.04 preinstalled

I then installed a MTA

So now every day the root user receives this email

Subject: Anacron job 'cron.daily' on [...]
/etc/cron.daily/popularity-contest:
/etc/cron.daily/popularity-contest: 21: .: Can't open /etc/popularity-contest.conf
run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/popularity-contest exited with return code 2


bye and thanks

a.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: popularity-contest 1.66ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-64.72~18.04.1-generic 5.4.78
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-64-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Feb  8 14:39:16 2021
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is the distribution channel descriptor for the OEM CDs
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-bionic-amd64-20180608-47+beaver-three-eyed-raven+X92
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-22 (292 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20180608-09:38
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: popularity-contest
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: popularity-contest (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic third-party-packages

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Title:
  Can't open /etc/popularity-contest.conf

Status in popularity-contest package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  hi

  I have a Dell notebook with Ubuntu 18.04 preinstalled

  I then installed a MTA

  So now every day the root user receives this email

  Subject: Anacron job 'cron.daily' on [...]
  /etc/cron.daily/popularity-contest:
  /etc/cron.daily/popularity-contest: 21: .: Can't open /etc/popularity-contest.conf
  run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/popularity-contest exited with return code 2

  
  bye and thanks

  a.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: popularity-contest 1.66ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-64.72~18.04.1-generic 5.4.78
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-64-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Feb  8 14:39:16 2021
  DistributionChannelDescriptor:
   # This is the distribution channel descriptor for the OEM CDs
   # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
   canonical-oem-somerville-bionic-amd64-20180608-47+beaver-three-eyed-raven+X92
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-22 (292 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20180608-09:38
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: popularity-contest
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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