the followed attached message from `apport-collect` shows it did ask permission, but still shows error message in launchpad description.
$ id uid=1001(ubuntu) gid=1001(ubuntu) groups=1001(ubuntu),27(sudo) $ apport-collect -p linux-image-5.8.0-25-generic 1901000 ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec === Authentication is needed to run `/usr/bin/dmesg' as the super user Multiple identities can be used for authentication: 1. u,,, (u) 2. ,,, (ubuntu) Choose identity to authenticate as (1-2): 2 Password: ==== AUTHENTICATION FAILED === ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec === Authentication is needed to run `/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py' as the super user Multiple identities can be used for authentication: 1. u,,, (u) 2. ,,, (ubuntu) Choose identity to authenticate as (1-2): 2 Password: ==== AUTHENTICATION FAILED === No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. Unexcepted message in bug description: ``` CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['pkexec', 'dmesg'] failed with exit code 127: polkit-agent-helper-1: error response to PolicyKit daemon: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: No session for cookie Error executing command as another user: Not authorized ``` ** Also affects: oem-priority Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: oem-priority Importance: Undecided => Critical ** Changed in: oem-priority 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/1901000 Title: dmesg need permission after kernel 5.8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1901000/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs