system-image can't open its log file if not run as root
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu system image |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Barry Warsaw | ||
Bug Description
This mostly affects testing since in normal operation, s-i-dbus *is* run as root. The testing infrastructure sees crashes like this often, so it would be good to try to fix this.
PythonArgs: ['/usr/
Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/
load_
File "/usr/lib/
initialize
File "/usr/lib/
with open(config.
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/
UserGroups: adm autopilot cdrom dialout dip nopasswdlogin plugdev sudo tty video
_LogindSession: /user/0.
Some users have also tried to run `system-image-cli --info` as non-root and get a similar crash.
Related branches
- Registry Administrators: Pending requested
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| Barry Warsaw (barry) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubuntu-system-image: | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| assignee: | nobody → Barry Warsaw (barry) |
| milestone: | none → 2.3 |
| Changed in ubuntu-system-image: | |
| status: | Triaged → In Progress |
| Barry Warsaw (barry) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in ubuntu-system-image: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| Changed in ubuntu-system-image: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Probably the thing to do is when not run as root, log to ~/.local/