[Bug 959364] Re: debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied

[Alkis Georgopoulos]

Maybe this is related?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbconfig-common/+bug/962393

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Title:
  debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open
  /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied

Status in “debconf” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Output from .xsession-errors:
  debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied
  Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 81, <> line 3.
  Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 39, <> line 3.
  ## multiple times repeated.

  Expected.
  debconf should be informed that permission is denied before attempting to open the file.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: debconf 1.5.42ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic 3.2.11
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Mar 19 15:43:31 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120204)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: debconf
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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