Warning: W:Unable to read /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ - DirectoryExists (2: No such file or directory)

[Nobuto Murata]

The following warnings are visible out of the box.

/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/uaclient/apt.py:288: Warning: W:Unable to read /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ - DirectoryExists (2: No such file or directory)
  apt_pkg.init()
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/uaclient/apt.py:270: Warning: W:Unable to read /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/etc/apt/preferences.d/ - DirectoryExists (2: No such file or directory)
  apt_pkg.init_system()

$ apt policy ubuntu-pro-client
ubuntu-pro-client:
  Installed: 31.2.3
  Candidate: 31.2.3
  Version table:
 *** 31.2.3 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ pro security-status
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/uaclient/apt.py:288: Warning: W:Unable to read /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ - DirectoryExists (2: No such file or directory)
  apt_pkg.init()
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/uaclient/apt.py:270: Warning: W:Unable to read /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/etc/apt/preferences.d/ - DirectoryExists (2: No such file or directory)
  apt_pkg.init_system()
598 packages installed:
    597 packages from Ubuntu Main/Restricted repository
    1 package from Ubuntu Universe/Multiverse repository

To get more information about the packages, run
    pro security-status --help
for a list of available options.

This machine is receiving security patching for Ubuntu Main/Restricted
repository until 2029.
This machine is NOT attached to an Ubuntu Pro subscription.

Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-infra' enabled provides security updates for
Main/Restricted packages until 2034.

Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-apps' enabled provides security updates for
Universe/Multiverse packages until 2034.

Try Ubuntu Pro with a free personal subscription on up to 5 machines.
Learn more at https://ubuntu.com/pro

$ tree /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/etc/
/var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/etc/
└── apt
    ├── sources.list
    └── sources.list.d
        └── ubuntu-esm-apps.sources

3 directories, 2 files

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: ubuntu-pro-client 31.2.3
ProcVersionSignature: User Name 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudBuildName: server
CloudID: lxd
CloudName: lxd
CloudPlatform: lxd
CloudSerial: 20240423
CloudSubPlatform: LXD socket API v. 1.0 (/dev/lxd/sock)
Date: Thu May 2 13:28:48 2024
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=C.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=xterm-256color
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: ubuntu-advantage-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
apparmor_logs.txt:

cloud-id.txt: lxd
livepatch-status.txt-error: Invalid command specified '/snap/bin/canonical-livepatch status'.
uaclient.conf:
 contract_url: https://contracts.canonical.com
 log_level: debug

[Grant Orndorff (orndorffgrant)]

Thanks Nobuto!

First reported here: https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-pro-client/issues/3060

Fixed upstream and to be released in v32 of ubuntu-pro-client in mid May (See LP: 2060732 for overall SRU bug)

[Davide (sblantipodi)]

may I ask when this bugfix will be released please? thanks

[Grant Orndorff (orndorffgrant)]

Hello Davide,

It is currently in -proposed, and scheduled to be released to -updates early next week.