grub-install: error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Operation not permitted.

[Chris Guiver]

Unexpected error as this box is used for QA-test installs very regularly (including a Xubuntu 20.04.4 install less than an hour ago as I wrote the wrong ISO to thumb-drive)

Xubuntu jammy daily install (auto-resize) on
- hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)

(disk is actually very full;
- 2x ubuntu-mate 20.04.4
- lubuntu jammy
- xubuntu 20.04.4 installed today

** Expected result

System installs without errors telling me grub-install failed

** Actual result

System reports grub-install failed

On rebooting, the install itself was good & thus QA-test was passed. GRUB had the correct number of items

(I tested all but one as being valid (one booted the wrong OS but as my dog was hitting my wrist trying to get me to play - I'm blaming the dog for why a focal.xubuntu booted instead of focal.ubuntu-mate) see iso.qa log for my recorded test log)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ubiquity 22.04.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-18.18-generic 5.15.12
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu78
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.465
Date: Wed Mar 9 17:17:12 2022
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220307)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=C.UTF-8
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1964304

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.