[Bug 1929740] [NEW] Failed to create secure directory

[Bram Stolk]

Public bug reported:

When I run update-manager, I get "Failed to create secure directory" in
the output:

```
$ update-manager -d
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
authenticate 'hirsute.tar.gz' against 'hirsute.tar.gz.gpg' 
extracting 'hirsute.tar.gz'
Failed to create secure directory (/root/.config/pulse): Permission denied
Failed to create secure directory (/root/.config/pulse): Permission denied
Failed to create secure directory (/root/.config/pulse): Permission denied
Failed to create secure directory (/root/.config/pulse): Permission denied

```

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.10.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-53.60-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-53-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed May 26 11:15:38 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-13 (194 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to groovy on 2021-05-26 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade groovy third-party-packages

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Title:
  Failed to create secure directory

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When I run update-manager, I get "Failed to create secure directory"
  in the output:

  ```
  $ update-manager -d
  Checking for a new Ubuntu release
  Checking for a new Ubuntu release
  authenticate 'hirsute.tar.gz' against 'hirsute.tar.gz.gpg' 
  extracting 'hirsute.tar.gz'
  Failed to create secure directory (/root/.config/pulse): Permission denied
  Failed to create secure directory (/root/.config/pulse): Permission denied
  Failed to create secure directory (/root/.config/pulse): Permission denied
  Failed to create secure directory (/root/.config/pulse): Permission denied

  ```

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.10.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-53.60-generic 5.8.18
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-53-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed May 26 11:15:38 2021
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-13 (194 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to groovy on 2021-05-26 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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