** Description changed: + [ Impact ] + + * If the LXD is not pre-created and/or the primary user isn't member of + it, lxd-installer will fail to install LXD with a cryptic permission + denied error. + + [ Test Plan ] + + Create a test instance: + + $ lxc launch ubuntu-minimal-daily:24.04 u1 + + Make sure LXD snap is not installed: + + $ ! lxc exec u1 -- snap list lxd || false + error: no matching snaps installed + + Remove the LXD group: + + $ lxc exec u1 -- delgroup lxd + warn: The group `lxd' does not exist. + + Check lxd-installer version (update to -proposed package if needed): + + $ lxc exec u1 -- dpkg -l | grep lxd-installer + ii lxd-installer 4 all Wrapper to install lxd snap on demand + + Trigger lxd-installer as the regular user not a member of the lxd group: + + $ lxc exec --user 1000 --group 1000 --env HOME=/home/ubuntu u1 -- lxc list + Installing LXD snap, please be patient. + Traceback (most recent call last): + File "<string>", line 1, in <module> + PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied + /usr/sbin/lxc: 12: exec: /snap/bin/lxc: not found + Error: Command not found + + [ Where problems could occur ] + + TODO + + [Original description] + On a fresh install of 24.04 server on Raspberry Pi, I ran 'lxc list' without having the lxd snap installed already. There was an attempt to install the snap, but it failed, and the snap needed to be manually installed: nr@pi5:~$ lxc list Installing LXD snap, please be patient. Traceback (most recent call last): - File "<string>", line 1, in <module> + File "<string>", line 1, in <module> PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied /usr/sbin/lxc: 12: exec: /snap/bin/lxc: not found More details: - nr@pi5:~$ cat /etc/os-release + nr@pi5:~$ cat /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu Noble Numbat (development branch)" NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION_ID="24.04" VERSION="24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)" VERSION_CODENAME=noble ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"; SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"; BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"; PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"; UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble LOGO=ubuntu-logo nr@pi5:~$ apt policy lxd-installer lxd-installer: - Installed: 4 - Candidate: 4 - Version table: - *** 4 500 - 500 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble/main arm64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 4 + Candidate: 4 + Version table: + *** 4 500 + 500 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble/main arm64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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