Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: update-manager
$ lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
$ apt-cache policy update-manager
update-manager:
Installed: 1:0.111.9
Candidate: 1:0.111.9
Version table:
*** 1:0.111.9 0
500 http://ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca jaunty-updates/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:0.111.9 0
500 http://ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca jaunty-updates-i386/main Packages
1:0.111.7 0
500 http://ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca jaunty/main Packages
1:0.111.7 0
500 http://ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca jaunty-i386/main Packages
"sudo /usr/bin/update-manager" works, but when a non-root user runs
update-manager, it gives the following error message:
Could not initialize the package information
An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package
information.
Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include
the following error message:
'E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/mirror.noreply
.org_pub_tor_dists_jaunty-i386_main_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13
Permission denied), E:Could not open file
/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-security-
i386_multiverse_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13 Permission denied),
E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal
.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-security-i386_universe_binary-amd64_Packages -
open (13 Permission denied), E:Could not open file
/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-security-
i386_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13 Permission denied),
E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal
.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-security-i386_main_binary-amd64_Packages - open
(13 Permission denied), E:Could not open file
/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-
i386_partner_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13 Permission denied),
E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu
.com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid-backports-i386_multiverse_binary-
amd64_Packages - open (13 Permission denied), E:Could not open file
/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid-
backports-i386_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13 Permission
denied), E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu
.com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid-backports-i386_main_binary-amd64_Packages -
open (13 Permission denied), E:Could not open file
/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-updates-
i386_multiverse_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13 Permission denied),
E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal
.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-updates-i386_universe_binary-amd64_Packages -
open (13 Permission denied), E:Could not open file
/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-updates-
i386_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13 Permission denied),
E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal
.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-updates-i386_main_binary-amd64_Packages - open
(13 Permission denied), E:Could not open file
/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-
i386_multiverse_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13 Permission denied),
E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal
.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-i386_universe_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13
Permission denied), E:Could not open file
/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-
i386_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13 Permission denied),
E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.mirror.rafal
.ca_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-i386_main_binary-amd64_Packages - open (13
Permission denied)'
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.111.9
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-14-generic x86_64
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug
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update-manager no longer setuid, fails for non-root
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/412806
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