[Bug 1277196] [NEW] Anacron (run as non-root user) can't get password with secret-tool

[OrelEagle]

Public bug reported:

I have set up anacron for a non-root user ("myuser") to run several
scripts. All of them work well, except the ones where I use secret-tool
to get a password from the keyring.

I have tried to run these scripts from the command line (same user) and
they run without any issue.

To reproduce:

1. Store a password in the keyring with secret-tool:

secret-tool store --label=bugtest bugreport password

enter "test" as password

2. Create the file ~/.anacron/anacrontab with this content

SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
HOME=/home/myuser
LOGNAME=myuser

1   2   cron.bug  echo "the password is $(secret-tool lookup bugreport
password)" > /home/myuser/.anacron/output

3. Create a crontab to run myuser's anacron:

*/5 * * * * /usr/sbin/anacron -t /home/myuser/.anacron/anacrontab -S
/home/myuser/.anacron/spool

4. Wait for 7 minutes and then check /home/myuser/.anacron/outuput. It
will just contain this line:

the password is

5. Run the same command from the command line and check that file again,
it contain:

the password is test

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: anacron 2.3-19ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.25-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb  6 19:04:43 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-21 (107 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131017)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: anacron
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: anacron (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy

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Title:
  Anacron (run as non-root user) can't get password with secret-tool

Status in “anacron” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have set up anacron for a non-root user ("myuser") to run several
  scripts. All of them work well, except the ones where I use secret-
  tool to get a password from the keyring.

  I have tried to run these scripts from the command line (same user)
  and they run without any issue.

  To reproduce:

  1. Store a password in the keyring with secret-tool:

  secret-tool store --label=bugtest bugreport password

  enter "test" as password

  2. Create the file ~/.anacron/anacrontab with this content

  SHELL=/bin/bash
  PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
  HOME=/home/myuser
  LOGNAME=myuser

  1   2   cron.bug  echo "the password is $(secret-tool lookup bugreport
  password)" > /home/myuser/.anacron/output

  3. Create a crontab to run myuser's anacron:

  */5 * * * * /usr/sbin/anacron -t /home/myuser/.anacron/anacrontab -S
  /home/myuser/.anacron/spool

  4. Wait for 7 minutes and then check /home/myuser/.anacron/outuput. It
  will just contain this line:

  the password is

  5. Run the same command from the command line and check that file
  again, it contain:

  the password is test

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: anacron 2.3-19ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.25-generic 3.11.10
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Feb  6 19:04:43 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-21 (107 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131017)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: anacron
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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