Public bug reported: python os.getlogin() uses glibc getlogin(), which reads /proc/self/loginuid.
That file depends on CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL. It has been there since early Linux 2.6. All our kernels should have it enabled. Cascardo. ** Affects: linux-kvm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-kvm (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Medium Assignee: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo (cascardo) Status: In Progress ** Also affects: linux-kvm (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux-kvm (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: linux-kvm (Ubuntu Xenial) Assignee: (unassigned) => Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo (cascardo) ** Changed in: linux-kvm (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-kvm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1770245 Title: getlogin will fail to open /proc/self/loginuid Status in linux-kvm package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux-kvm source package in Xenial: In Progress Bug description: python os.getlogin() uses glibc getlogin(), which reads /proc/self/loginuid. That file depends on CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL. It has been there since early Linux 2.6. All our kernels should have it enabled. Cascardo. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/+bug/1770245/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp