Verified: root@focal:~# dpkg-query -W libc6 libc6:amd64 2.31-0ubuntu9.2 root@focal:~# cp /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale root@focal:~# update-locale --locale-file /tmp/locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 root@focal:~# diff -u /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale --- /etc/default/locale 2019-10-21 18:01:06.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/locale 2022-01-25 07:54:27.491679519 +0000 @@ -1 +1,2 @@ LANG=C.UTF-8 += root@focal:~# apt install libc6/focal-proposed libc-bin/focal-proposed locales/focal-proposed libc6-dev/focal-proposed libc6-dbg/focal-proposed libc-dev-bin/focal-proposed [...] root@focal:~# cp /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale root@focal:~# update-locale --locale-file /tmp/locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 root@focal:~# diff -u /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale root@focal:~#
** Tags removed: verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pam in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1892825 Title: update-locale not perform correctly sanity checks Status in glibc package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in pam package in Ubuntu: New Status in glibc source package in Bionic: New Status in pam source package in Bionic: New Status in glibc source package in Focal: Fix Committed Status in pam source package in Focal: New Status in glibc source package in Hirsute: New Status in pam source package in Hirsute: New Status in glibc source package in Impish: New Status in pam source package in Impish: New Bug description: [impact] A simple typo using the update-locale script can render a system inoperable without booting into single user mode or similar: $ sudo update-locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 $ sudo -s sudo: pam_open_session: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization [test case] $ cp /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale $ update-locale --locale-file /tmp/locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 "diff -u /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale" should be empty. [original description] By passing wrong input as following: sudo update-locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 result is: ... #LANGUAGE=en = This "equal" sign that was added makes system completely unusable(can't run sudo anymore): bentzy@bentzy-nb:~$ sudo vim /etc/default/locale sudo: pam_open_session: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization Fixed it booting from installation disk and fixing corrupted /etc/default/locale ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: locales 2.31-0ubuntu9 Uname: Linux 5.5.4-050504-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Tue Aug 25 09:36:03 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-17 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: glibc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1892825/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
