[Bug 2107592] [NEW] Apport sends multiple redundant requests for authorization

[Isaac King]

Public bug reported:

When submitting a bug via apport, it frequently gives me multiple
prompts to enter a root password to allow it to collect information for
the report. This would make sense if it were telling me what it's
collecting and allowing me to choose what to include, but it doesn't; it
just presents a generic prompt telling me I have to enter my password in
order to submit the report, and then throws up this same prompt over and
over. All of these prompts past the first are entirely redundant and
just waste the user's time. It should either be giving us control over
what information to send, or only asking for the password *once*.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: apport 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1-generic 6.11.11
Uname: Linux 6.11.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Apr 17 13:40:06 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-04-16 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apport (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble

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Title:
  Apport sends multiple redundant requests for authorization

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When submitting a bug via apport, it frequently gives me multiple
  prompts to enter a root password to allow it to collect information
  for the report. This would make sense if it were telling me what it's
  collecting and allowing me to choose what to include, but it doesn't;
  it just presents a generic prompt telling me I have to enter my
  password in order to submit the report, and then throws up this same
  prompt over and over. All of these prompts past the first are entirely
  redundant and just waste the user's time. It should either be giving
  us control over what information to send, or only asking for the
  password *once*.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
  Package: apport 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1-generic 6.11.11
  Uname: Linux 6.11.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu Apr 17 13:40:06 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-04-16 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SourcePackage: apport
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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