[Bug 2021519] Re: can not open jammy-backports

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

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

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Title:
  can not open jammy-backports

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Software updater asked that I "report this bug". Full message:

  "An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package
  information.

  Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:
  E:can not open /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jammy-backports_InRelease - fopen (13: Permission denied), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened."


  Further information:

  the file in question is owned by _apt with perms 600. All others in directory are owned by root with 644 perms:
  -rw------- 1 _apt root 107692 May 29 06:26 /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jammy-backports_InRelease

  "_apt" as a usernmae does not show up with sudo grep -r on /var/log/*
  (other than the grep command itself)

  Action taken:
  changed ownership and permission on file to match other files

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: update-manager 1:22.04.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-41.42~22.04.1-generic 5.19.17
  Uname: Linux 5.19.0-41-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon May 29 11:19:01 2023
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-12 (1111 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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