Public bug reported: When using `sudo --login --user USERNAME` with Ubuntu Focal currently, it will correctly operate but it will also throw the following error before continuing with the logon process:
sudo: setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE): Operation not permitted A full run of this was tested in a Focal LXD container after dropping to a root shell to reproduce (arstotzka is the host system, focal-test is the test container): teward@arstotzka:~$ lxc shell focal-test root@focal-test:~# sudo --login --user ubuntu sudo: setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE): Operation not permitted To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". See "man sudo_root" for details. ubuntu@focal-test:~$ This appears to be similar to this issue identified on RedHat's tracker: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1773148 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: sudo 1.8.29-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-72.81-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-72-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu14 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Dec 19 17:16:31 2019 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=C.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck: /etc/sudoers: parsed OK /etc/sudoers.d/90-cloud-init-users: parsed OK /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK ** Affects: sudo (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal uec-images -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to sudo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1857036 Title: `sudo --login --user USERNAME` throws `setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE): Operation not permitted` error when run inside a container. Status in sudo package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When using `sudo --login --user USERNAME` with Ubuntu Focal currently, it will correctly operate but it will also throw the following error before continuing with the logon process: sudo: setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE): Operation not permitted A full run of this was tested in a Focal LXD container after dropping to a root shell to reproduce (arstotzka is the host system, focal-test is the test container): teward@arstotzka:~$ lxc shell focal-test root@focal-test:~# sudo --login --user ubuntu sudo: setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE): Operation not permitted To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". See "man sudo_root" for details. ubuntu@focal-test:~$ This appears to be similar to this issue identified on RedHat's tracker: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1773148 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: sudo 1.8.29-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-72.81-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-72-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu14 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Dec 19 17:16:31 2019 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=C.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck: /etc/sudoers: parsed OK /etc/sudoers.d/90-cloud-init-users: parsed OK /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/1857036/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
