[Bug 962393] Re: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dbconfig-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962393 Title: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/962393/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 962393] Re: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center
Marking task for dbconfig-common 'Invalid' as this looks like a software center issue. ** Changed in: dbconfig-common (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dbconfig-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962393 Title: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/962393/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 962393] Re: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center
** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dbconfig-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962393 Title: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/962393/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 962393] Re: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center
Hey Alkis, thanks for your bugreport and your analysis. This looks like its indeed a problem in the communication for password via debconf that may require additional privs. ** Also affects: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dbconfig-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962393 Title: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/962393/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 962393] Re: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center
Maybe the problem is that software-center spawns debconf-communicate with the user id instead of as root: alkisg7368 1.7 0.5 65404 23364 pts/1Sl+ 07:48 0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/bin/debconf-communicate I tried making a debconf-communicate wrapper, to force running it as root instead, and everything worked fine again: $ cat /usr/bin/debconf-communicate #!/bin/sh exec sudo -E /usr/bin/debconf-communicate.real $@ Of course to avoid sudo prompts, I've setup sudoers to not require a password for debconf-communicate.real for my user id. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dbconfig-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962393 Title: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbconfig-common/+bug/962393/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 962393] Re: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center
I'm not sure if the erroneously hidden root password debconf question comes from phpmyadmin or from dbconfig-common, so I put dbconfig-common to the affects list as well. ** Also affects: dbconfig-common (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dbconfig-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962393 Title: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbconfig-common/+bug/962393/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 962393] Re: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center
I ran software-center from the console, and I noticed this error: debconf: DbDriver passwords warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: access denied Then I tried from scratch, by running ***sudo*** software-center And everything worked fine, the password questions were displayed. So I removed phpmyadmin from the Affects list and added software-center, the bug is either in software-center or in dbconfig-common. ** Also affects: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: phpmyadmin (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dbconfig-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962393 Title: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbconfig-common/+bug/962393/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 962393] Re: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center
I tried: gdebi-gtk /var/cache/apt/archives/phpmyadmin_4%3a3.4.10.1-1_all.deb without using sudo, and everything worked fine again, the debconf password questions were displayed. So the bug is probably in software-center. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dbconfig-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962393 Title: Installation loops in db-config-common when ran from software-center To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbconfig-common/+bug/962393/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
