[Bug 886755] [NEW] Authentication fails during password expiry warning period

WaltSullivan 886755 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sun Nov 6 07:12:55 UTC 2011 

Public bug reported:

I have password aging enabled, and am within the password expiry warning
period. When I try to install software, I'm prompted for my password.
When I enter my password, I see a "Your password will expire in 4 days"
message, and get re-prompted, until authentication fails, and I can't
install the software. My password should be valid for this purpose even
with the expiry warning.

My system is:

+ lsb_release -a
LSB Version:	core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 11.10
Release:	11.10
Codename:	oneiric
+ dpkg -l software-center
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                          Version                       Description
+++-=============================-=============================-==========================================================================
ii  software-center               5.0.2                         Utility for browsing, installing, and removing software
+ apt-cache policy software-center
software-center:
  Installed: 5.0.2
  Candidate: 5.0.2
  Version table:
 *** 5.0.2 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     5.0.1.4 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
+ chage -l walt
Last password change					: Oct 10, 2011
Password expires					: Nov 10, 2011
Password inactive					: never
Account expires						: never
Minimum number of days between password change		: 0
Maximum number of days between password change		: 31
Number of days of warning before password expires	: 7
+ exit 0
walt at wombat:~(0)$ date
Sun Nov  6 02:07:37 EST 2011

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 5.0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov  6 02:03:08 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (23 days ago)

** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  Authentication fails during password expiry warning period

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have password aging enabled, and am within the password expiry
  warning period. When I try to install software, I'm prompted for my
  password. When I enter my password, I see a "Your password will expire
  in 4 days" message, and get re-prompted, until authentication fails,
  and I can't install the software. My password should be valid for this
  purpose even with the expiry warning.

  My system is:

  + lsb_release -a
  LSB Version:	core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 11.10
  Release:	11.10
  Codename:	oneiric
  + dpkg -l software-center
  Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
  | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
  |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
  ||/ Name                          Version                       Description
  +++-=============================-=============================-==========================================================================
  ii  software-center               5.0.2                         Utility for browsing, installing, and removing software
  + apt-cache policy software-center
  software-center:
    Installed: 5.0.2
    Candidate: 5.0.2
    Version table:
   *** 5.0.2 0
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       5.0.1.4 0
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
  + chage -l walt
  Last password change					: Oct 10, 2011
  Password expires					: Nov 10, 2011
  Password inactive					: never
  Account expires						: never
  Minimum number of days between password change		: 0
  Maximum number of days between password change		: 31
  Number of days of warning before password expires	: 7
  + exit 0
  walt at wombat:~(0)$ date
  Sun Nov  6 02:07:37 EST 2011

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 5.0.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Nov  6 02:03:08 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (23 days ago)

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