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

Bug #1928942 reported by Jim Magill
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grub2 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Was installing Ubuntu from a USB memory stick. Chose option to retain an existing Windows 10 partition and choose Ubuntu or Win at start-up. Partition size set to 250GB for Win and 250GB for Ubuntu.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: ubiquity 21.04.19
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-16.17-generic 5.11.12
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.461
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed May 19 13:51:53 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Release amd64 (20210420)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.11.0-16-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Jim Magill (jimmagill) wrote :
summary: - Installer said it had failed; auto report was sent
+ grub-install: error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Operation
+ not permitted
affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) → grub (Ubuntu)
Steve Langasek (vorlon)
affects: grub (Ubuntu) → grub2 (Ubuntu)
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