[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-08-08 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Debian) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428 Title: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-08-03 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Debian) Status: Unknown => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428 Title: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-08-03 Thread  Christian Ehrhardt 
** Merge proposal unlinked: https://code.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+git/open-vm-tools/+merge/352237 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428 Title:

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-08-02 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+git/open-vm-tools/+merge/352237 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428 Title:

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-08-01 Thread  Christian Ehrhardt 
** Merge proposal unlinked: https://code.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+git/open-vm-tools/+merge/351958 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428 Title:

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-08-01 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+git/open-vm-tools/+merge/351958 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428 Title:

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-08-01 Thread  Christian Ehrhardt 
After a serious dedup/crossreading session (so confusing :-/) I realized this needs to be reported to Debian, I did so and will link up the bug here ... ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #905170 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=905170 ** Also affects: open-vm-tools

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-05-15 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package open-vm-tools - 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1 --- open-vm-tools (2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1) xenial; urgency=medium * backport Bionic open-vm-tools to Xenial (LP: #1741390) - d/control: B-D for dh-autoreconf and dh-systemd - d/rules: re-add

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-05-15 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package open-vm-tools - 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.17.10.1 --- open-vm-tools (2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.17.10.1) artful; urgency=medium * backport Bionic open-vm-tools to Artful (LP: #1741390) - d/control: B-D for dh-autoreconf and dh-systemd - d/rules: re-add

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-05-09 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
1. Upgrade from proposed - this is the same for all associated bugs, so I only documented details in bug 1741390 2. This bug in particular While triggering the raw error throu VMOMI API is complex one can check the services mountpoints. E.g. with that we see the issue present in Artful before

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-05-08 Thread Chris Halse Rogers
Hello Tim, or anyone else affected, Accepted open-vm-tools into artful-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm- tools/2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.17.10.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-05-08 Thread Chris Halse Rogers
Hello Tim, or anyone else affected, Accepted open-vm-tools into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm- tools/2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-20 Thread vmware-gos-Yuhua
> Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote 5 hours ago: > This bug was fixed in the package open-vm-tools - 2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3 verified. 1) we can update to package 10.2.0-3ubuntu3 when type "sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools" in terminal. After updating, the configuration item "PrivateTmp=yes" is

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-20 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
This will only "become" an issue for Xenial/Artful with the backport. But lets do it right for tracking - so I added tasks for these releases which allows me to refer changes and changelog to here. That way with the backport it will "be an issue" for the former releases, but also instantly be

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-20 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
** Also affects: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Artful) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Artful) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-19 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package open-vm-tools - 2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3 --- open-vm-tools (2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3) bionic; urgency=medium * Disable PrivateTmp for the open-vm-tools.service as it triggers issues when triggering processes that need tmp through VMOMI API (LP: #1758428)

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-19 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
Thank you for checking. The ppa was only meant for 16.04 and yes since we knew the issue was there it has the fix. Overall this confirms all I needed, lets make the change for Bionic before it releases and from thre make it part of the SRUs for Artful and Xenial. ** Changed in: open-vm-tools

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-19 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
Uploaded to Bionic, but waits in -unapproved there atm as we are in pre- release freeze. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428 Title: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-19 Thread vmware-gos-Yuhua
using open-vm-tools in ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/3226 for ubuntu 16.04, this issue disappear. After install open-vm-tools from repository ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/3226 and check /lib/systemd/system/open-vm-tool.service, I find "PrivateTmp=yes" is removed from file. If I add "PrivateTmp=yes" to

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-19 Thread vmware-gos-Yuhua
> #ChristianEhrhardt (paelzer) wrote on 2018-04-04: > I'd really need to know if Bionic is affected as well, but can't test it > myself. The ubuntu 18.04 with default open-vm-tools 2:10.2.0-3ubuntu2 also have this issue. Commenting out the option PrivateTmp=yes in

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-18 Thread Tim Clark
I have not had the time to return to this bug - as of last tests, `PrivateTmp=yes` did not fix the issue after all. Restarting the daemon always fixes the issue, but we're unsure why. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-10 Thread David Britton
@Tim, @Oliver -- We are quickly approaching the Release of 18.04, which will add steps and time to this SRU if we don't get it in quickly. Could one of you please test that Bionic (18.04) works with the PPA that Christian attached? Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-05 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
FYI: PPA build with the fix for privateTmp is available in a PPA Versioning changes slightly (better to do these SRUs regularly). So the new version is below the old one, be sure to update correctly when testing this. => https://launchpad.net/~ci-train-ppa-service/+archive/ubuntu/3226 Still

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-04 Thread Tim Clark
We are still trying to confirm the fix for Xenial - our initial test appeared to work, but we've had nothing but subsequent (potentially unrelated failures). Still working to validate. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-04 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
I'd really need to know if Bionic is affected as well, but can't test it myself. If it is we need/want to fix it in Bionic first (SRU rules and new LTS should be good) If it is not in Bionic then the SRU for 1741390 is unblocked (of this issue). -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-03 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
The SRU in the queue for Xenial (where this was found an tested) has the requested change. It would now be nice to know if you could confirm (or falsify) this being an issue for Bionic as well so that we can remove it there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-04-02 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
I'll take care that the proposed cahnge for the Xenial SRU will drop this systemd entry. And respon the SRU upload. But I wonder if this is an issue in Bionic as well. The change to use PrivateTmp for open-vm-tools.service was introduced in Debian in 2:10.1.5-5055683-5 at 25 Jul 2017. We

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-03-29 Thread Tim Clark
@Oliver, to speak to your original question above, "Yes, our in-house compilation is a 'build of just the open-vmware-tools source without Debian package scripts'" That build doesn't appear to have that PrivateTmp in the unit file. So far, testing looks good with 'PrivateTmp=False'. I'm going

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-03-28 Thread Tim Clark
Still working to confirm - As restarting the service clears up the symptoms, I'm building a new base image with `PrivateTmp=false` in the service unit file. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-03-28 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-03-27 Thread Tim Clark
Oliver, `PrivateTmp=yes` sounds like a good find. Will give that a try in the morning and report back. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428 Title: Subprocesses of

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-03-26 Thread Oliver Kurth
Okay, so I now tried to reproduce the original issue with code that is very similar to the code in the bug description, but wasn't able to. @Tim, can you please check if unsetting PrivateTmp option fixes your issue? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-03-26 Thread Oliver Kurth
I was able to to reproduce a similar issue by trying to use ListFilesInGuest in /tmp. We found that the issue can be fixed by commenting out the option PrivateTmp=yes under [Services] in /lib/systemd/system/open-vm-tools.service and the commands # systemctl daemon-reload # systemctl restart

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-03-23 Thread Oliver Kurth
Also, does this work with the version of open-vm-tools that ships with 16.04? Did you try the same test with 18.04? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758428 Title: Subprocesses of

[Bug 1758428] Re: Subprocesses of StartProgramInGuest fail when creating temporary files

2018-03-23 Thread Oliver Kurth
Tim, what exactly do you mean with 'Subprocesses execute correctly from open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-10.2.0-7253323, when compiled from source'? Is this a rebuild of the package, or is this a build of just the open- vmware-tools source without Debian package scripts? -- You received this bug