apparmor profile for sbin.dhclient3 not compatible with wicd

I am in Maverick with kernel 2.6.34-5-generic.
My wicd worked until a week or so ago.
(Note: I used wicd and wicd-gtk because I run fluxbox sometimes, instead of gnome.)

This also affects wicd on Kubuntu 10.10/Maverick.

$ lsb_release -dc
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Codename: maverick

$ uname -a
Linux xpc 2.6.35-22-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 20:45:36 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

wicd-daemon version: 1.7.0+ds1-5

This bug affects wicd on Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit running on a Macbook 5,1 with kernel 2.6.35-23-generic

dmesg gets spammed with these messages:

[14696.696704] type=1400 audit(1291334972.805:25): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" parent=18918 profile="/sbin/dhclient3" name="/var/lib/wicd/dhclient.conf" pid=18938 comm="dhclient" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=0 ouid=0

Adding the lines fixed the problem. Thanks! :)

I also get this in 10.04. Its gets stuck connecting via wireless with "obtaining IP address". Adding the lines to sbin.dhclient3 after the Network Manager entry solved the problem.

I confirm the bug: I just uninstalled NetworkManager and installed wicd. I set the option "Use DHCP hostname" with the wicd-curses configuration tool, which in turn creates /var/lib/wicd/dhclient.conf.
But the DHCP server still not getting the hostname from the DHCP request. So I noticed the apparmor read "DENIED" message as posted on this bug repord and I fixed as shown on the 1st post.
Platform: Ubuntu 10.10 32bit on dual core atom D510 (Shuttle XS35GT).

Still seems to be an issue with natty 11.04
Linux homer 2.6.38-12-generic-pae #51-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 28 16:11:32 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Could the fix given by Koos in post #1 be rolled out? I would if I knew how. Pointer?

Given the provided fix, this seems something to be fixed in apparmor. Reassigning the bug.

Ooops, I mean isc-dhcp-client.

This bug was fixed in the package isc-dhcp - 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu4

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isc-dhcp (4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu4) precise; urgency=low

  * debian/apparmor-profile.dhcpd:
    - allow writes to the compiled in default pid file (LP: #974054)
    - allow reads to /var/lib/wicd/* (LP: #588635)
 -- Jamie Strandboge <email address hidden> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:19:11 -0500

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Hello Koos, or anyone else affected,

Accepted isc-dhcp into oneiric-proposed. The package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you please change the bug tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not, change the tag to verification-failed. In either case details of your testing will help us make a better decision. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

The Oneiric package in -proposed got superseded by a security update, and needs to be re-uploaded.

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. oneiric has reached EOL
(End of Life) for this package and is no longer supported. As
a result, this bug against oneiric is being marked "Won't Fix".
Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases for currently
supported Ubuntu releases.

Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.