As the user I can run dmesg. Why can't apport run dmesg if I can run dmesg? Why wouldn't I want that data in my bug report. If you want to mark it "won't fix" that's OK, but it still results in a spurious error and "invalid" is "inappropriate".
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 7:19 AM, Martin Pitt <martin.p...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > It's behaving as expected. If you run this as a non-adm user, then the > message in the CurrentDmesg: field will explain why it doesn't have real > contents, but it doesn't stop apport from working. > > ** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/866088 > > Title: > apport can't run dmesg > > Status in “apport” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > The following is being inserted into my bug reports: > > CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck- > order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: > /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 > Package: apport 1.23-0ubuntu2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4 > Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > ApportLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/apport.log' > ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Tue Oct 4 03:32:17 2011 > PackageArchitecture: all > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, user) > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: apport > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-09 (24 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/866088/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/866088 Title: apport can't run dmesg To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/866088/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
