It works: # witness the original bug while running `sudo -i` in another session: sdeziel@xeon:~$ tail -f /var/log/auth.log | grep pam Sep 28 16:56:52 xeon sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): Couldn't open /etc/securetty: No such file or directory Sep 28 16:56:53 xeon sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
# install from -proposed: root@xeon:~# apt-get install libpam0g libpam-runtime libpam-modules-bin libpam-modules Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Suggested packages: libpam-doc (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) Recommended packages: update-motd (3.6-0ubuntu6.1) The following packages will be upgraded: libpam-modules (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2 => 1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) libpam-modules-bin (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2 => 1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) libpam-runtime (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2 => 1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) libpam0g (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2 => 1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) 4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. Need to get 394 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-proposed/main amd64 libpam0g amd64 1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3 [55.4 kB] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-proposed/main amd64 libpam-modules-bin amd64 1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3 [41.2 kB] Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-proposed/main amd64 libpam-modules amd64 1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3 [260 kB] Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-proposed/main amd64 libpam-runtime all 1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3 [37.3 kB] Fetched 394 kB in 1s (477 kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 53805 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libpam0g_1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libpam0g:amd64 (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) over (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2) ... Setting up libpam0g:amd64 (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) ... (Reading database ... 53805 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libpam-modules-bin_1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libpam-modules-bin (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) over (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2) ... Setting up libpam-modules-bin (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) ... (Reading database ... 53805 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libpam-modules_1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libpam-modules:amd64 (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) over (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2) ... Setting up libpam-modules:amd64 (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) ... (Reading database ... 53805 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libpam-runtime_1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3_all.deb ... Unpacking libpam-runtime (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) over (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2) ... Setting up libpam-runtime (1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ... ... # confirm the fix by opening another session with `sudo -i`: sdeziel@xeon:~$ tail -f /var/log/auth.log | grep pam Sep 28 18:28:51 xeon sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) ** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-focal ** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1860826 Title: pam_unix(sudo:auth): Couldn't open /etc/securetty: No such file or directory To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/1860826/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
