[Bug 2021519] [NEW] can not open jammy-backports

[Tim Wood]

Public bug reported:

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)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy third-party-packages wayland-session

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to update-manager in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2021519

Title:
  can not open jammy-backports

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

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)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/2021519/+subscriptions