Public bug reported: The plymouth apport source package hooks wants to gather log files as the root user and apport provides a policy kit policy for collecting that information. This works fine in a graphical environment but not in a non-graphical one.
ubuntu@disco:~$ ubuntu-bug plymouth *** Collecting problem information The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the application. This might take a few minutes. ..........==== AUTHENTICATING FOR com.ubuntu.apport.root-info === Authentication is required to collect system information for this problem report Authenticating as: Ubuntu (ubuntu) Password: .... polkit-agent-helper-1: error response to PolicyKit daemon: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: No session for cookie ==== AUTHENTICATION FAILED === Error executing command as another user: Not authorized This incident has been reported. Subsequently, bug reports from servers will contain less information. ** Affects: policykit-1 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: policykit-1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: cosmic disco rls-dd-incoming ** Bug watch added: gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/issues #17 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/issues/17 ** Also affects: policykit-1 via https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/issues/17 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1821415 Title: pkexec fails in a non-graphical environment To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/policykit-1/+bug/1821415/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs