[Bug 1187828] Re: Invalid Problem Report

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Invalid Problem Report

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  An application crashed and apport gives the following error while
  generating a problem report:

  "This problem report is damaged and cannot be processed.

  PermissionError(1, 'Operation not permitted')"


  I expected apport to generate the report and submit it to
  launchpad.net or whomever it sends it to.

  I am using Ubuntu 13.04

  mangrove at mangrove:~$ apt-cache policy apport
  apport:
    Installed: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
    Candidate: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
    Version table:
       2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1 0
          500 http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu/ubuntu/ raring-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://mirror.symnds.com/ubuntu/ raring-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://mirror.symnds.com/ubuntu/ raring-proposed/main amd64 Packages
   *** 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 0
          500 http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://mirror.symnds.com/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  
  This has been happening every time an application crashes for the last few months.
  Since most of the troubleshooting steps  here ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures ) use apport in some way to troubleshoot, they will likely not work in this scenario.

  I am assuming that this is a security vulnerablility since it involves
  permissions.

  Please let me know what other information I need to provide, I can
  follow instructions quite well.

  Thanks!

  FYI
  A link on the Launchpad home page for reporting bugs would be useful in this situation where Apport can not file a report. After considerable googling I did find it half way down the page here ( https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs ).

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