** Description changed: - ubuntu-drivers-common fails when no PATH environment variable is passed: + SRU Request: + + [Impact] + + * ubuntu-drivers-common fails when no PATH environment variable is + passed: https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/52d04f39f8cbdb77d65ec57f19a5801284c1e2b0 - While the reasons why the PATH variable is empty are unknown, the ubuntu-drivers tools should not fail, and we can assume that a minimal PATH (such as /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin) would apply to the system. + * While the reasons why the PATH variable is empty are unknown, the ubuntu-drivers tools should be more robust and not fail, and we can expect a minimal PATH (such as /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin) to be available on the system. + + + [Test Case] + + * Install ubuntu-drivers-common from the -proposed repository. + + * Call the ubuntu drivers tool passing the "devices" parameter: + ubuntu-drivers devices + + * Call the ubuntu drivers tool passing the "devices" parameter and an empty PATH variable: + PATH="" /usr/bin/ubuntu-drivers devices + + * Neither case should fail any more. + + [Regression Potential] + + * Low. Nothing really changes in the functioning if the PATH variable + is not empty.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-drivers-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1854472 Title: ubuntu-drivers-common fails when no PATH environment variable is passed Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Bionic: In Progress Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Eoan: In Progress Bug description: SRU Request: [Impact] * ubuntu-drivers-common fails when no PATH environment variable is passed: https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/52d04f39f8cbdb77d65ec57f19a5801284c1e2b0 * While the reasons why the PATH variable is empty are unknown, the ubuntu-drivers tools should be more robust and not fail, and we can expect a minimal PATH (such as /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin) to be available on the system. [Test Case] * Install ubuntu-drivers-common from the -proposed repository. * Call the ubuntu drivers tool passing the "devices" parameter: ubuntu-drivers devices * Call the ubuntu drivers tool passing the "devices" parameter and an empty PATH variable: PATH="" /usr/bin/ubuntu-drivers devices * Neither case should fail any more. [Regression Potential] * Low. Nothing really changes in the functioning if the PATH variable is not empty. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1854472/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
