Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: apt
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10
apt:
Installed: 0.7.14ubuntu6
Candidate: 0.7.14ubuntu6
Version table:
*** 0.7.14ubuntu6 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
The /etc/cron.daily/apt script (mis)uses 'sudo' to execute commands as the
local administrator. It appears to expect an environment where root is allowed
to use 'sudo' and where users are allowed to use 'sudo' without an assigned
TTY/PTY. Since this configuration may not always exist and the script is
running as root, a cleaner way for the script to run is to make use of 'su'.
The following patch fixes the script:
--- apt.ORIG 2009-03-09 10:48:18.000000000 -0500
+++ apt 2009-03-09 10:50:05.000000000 -0500
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@
# set the proxy based on the admin users gconf settings
admin_user=$(getent group admin|cut -d: -f4|cut -d, -f1)
-if [ -n "$admin_user" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/sudo ] && [ -z "$http_proxy" ] && [
-x /usr/bin/gconftool ]; then
- use=$(sudo -u "$admin_user" gconftool --get
/system/http_proxy/use_http_proxy)
- host=$(sudo -u "$admin_user" gconftool --get /system/http_proxy/host)
- port=$(sudo -u "$admin_user" gconftool --get /system/http_proxy/port)
+if [ -n "$admin_user" ] && [ -x /bin/su ] && [ -z "$http_proxy" ] && [ -x
/usr/bin/gconftool ]; then
+ use=$(su -l -c 'gconftool --get /system/http_proxy/host' $admin_user)
+ host=$(su -l -c 'gconftool --get /system/http_proxy/host' $admin_user)
+ port=$(su -l -c 'gconftool --get /system/http_proxy/port' $admin_user)
if [ "$use" = "true" ] && [ -n "$host" ] && [ -n "$port" ]; then
export http_proxy="http://$host:$port/";
fi
This should work anywhere that 'su' is installed and is not reliant upon
specific settings in the 'sudoers' file.
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[patch] /etc/cron.daily/apt relies on specific sudo config
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340017
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