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Activity log for bug #1562419

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2016-03-26 23:07:19 kos bug added bug
2016-03-26 23:17:53 kos description % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 user@user-X550CL ~ % apt-cache policy sudo sudo: Installed: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 Candidate: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 Version table: *** 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status --- Setting a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers makes sudo complain about it, not honor the desired timeout and behave as if the value was set to a negative number (ultimately making the timestamp not expiring at all). % sudo sleep 1 sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' % sudo -l sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' Matching Defaults entries for user on user-X550CL: env_reset, timestamp_timeout=2.5, mail_badpass, secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin User user may run the following commands on user-X550CL: (ALL : ALL) ALL ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Mar 26 23:36:41 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-16 (39 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no username) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck: /etc/sudoers: parsed OK /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README'] % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 user@user-X550CL ~ % apt-cache policy sudo sudo:   Installed: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Candidate: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Version table:  *** 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 0         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status --- Setting a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers makes sudo complain about it, not honor the desired timeout and behave as if timestamp_timeout wasn't set at all: after the expiration of the first timestamp sudo stops complaining about it, but the desired timeout is still not honored. % sudo sleep 1 sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' % sudo -l sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' Matching Defaults entries for user on user-X550CL:     env_reset, timestamp_timeout=2.5, mail_badpass,     secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin User user may run the following commands on user-X550CL:     (ALL : ALL) ALL ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Mar 26 23:36:41 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-16 (39 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) ProcEnviron:  TERM=xterm-256color  PATH=(custom, no username)  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>  LANG=it_IT.UTF-8  SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck:  /etc/sudoers: parsed OK  /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']
2016-03-26 23:32:18 kos attachment removed JournalErrors.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/1562419/+attachment/4612966/+files/JournalErrors.txt
2016-03-27 07:33:55 kos description % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 user@user-X550CL ~ % apt-cache policy sudo sudo:   Installed: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Candidate: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Version table:  *** 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 0         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status --- Setting a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers makes sudo complain about it, not honor the desired timeout and behave as if timestamp_timeout wasn't set at all: after the expiration of the first timestamp sudo stops complaining about it, but the desired timeout is still not honored. % sudo sleep 1 sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' % sudo -l sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' Matching Defaults entries for user on user-X550CL:     env_reset, timestamp_timeout=2.5, mail_badpass,     secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin User user may run the following commands on user-X550CL:     (ALL : ALL) ALL ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Mar 26 23:36:41 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-16 (39 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) ProcEnviron:  TERM=xterm-256color  PATH=(custom, no username)  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>  LANG=it_IT.UTF-8  SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck:  /etc/sudoers: parsed OK  /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README'] % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 % apt-cache policy sudo sudo:   Installed: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Candidate: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Version table:  *** 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 0         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status --- Setting a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers makes sudo complain about it, not honor the desired timeout and behave as if timestamp_timeout wasn't set at all: after the expiration of the first timestamp sudo stops complaining about it, but the desired timeout is still not honored. % sudo sleep 1 sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' % sudo -l sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' Matching Defaults entries for user on user-X550CL:     env_reset, timestamp_timeout=2.5, mail_badpass,     secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin User user may run the following commands on user-X550CL:     (ALL : ALL) ALL ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Mar 26 23:36:41 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-16 (39 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) ProcEnviron:  TERM=xterm-256color  PATH=(custom, no username)  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>  LANG=it_IT.UTF-8  SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck:  /etc/sudoers: parsed OK  /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']
2016-03-27 16:56:18 kos description % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 % apt-cache policy sudo sudo:   Installed: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Candidate: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Version table:  *** 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 0         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status --- Setting a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers makes sudo complain about it, not honor the desired timeout and behave as if timestamp_timeout wasn't set at all: after the expiration of the first timestamp sudo stops complaining about it, but the desired timeout is still not honored. % sudo sleep 1 sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' % sudo -l sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' Matching Defaults entries for user on user-X550CL:     env_reset, timestamp_timeout=2.5, mail_badpass,     secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin User user may run the following commands on user-X550CL:     (ALL : ALL) ALL ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Mar 26 23:36:41 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-16 (39 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) ProcEnviron:  TERM=xterm-256color  PATH=(custom, no username)  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>  LANG=it_IT.UTF-8  SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck:  /etc/sudoers: parsed OK  /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README'] % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 % apt-cache policy sudo sudo:   Installed: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Candidate: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Version table:  *** 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 0         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status --- When using Italian locale (possibly other locale will be affected as well), setting a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers makes sudo complain about it, not honor the desired timeout and behave as if timestamp_timeout wasn't set at all: after the expiration of the first timestamp sudo stops complaining about it, but the desired timeout is still not honored. % sudo sleep 1 sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' % sudo -l sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' Matching Defaults entries for user on user-X550CL:     env_reset, timestamp_timeout=2.5, mail_badpass,     secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin User user may run the following commands on user-X550CL:     (ALL : ALL) ALL ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Mar 26 23:36:41 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-16 (39 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) ProcEnviron:  TERM=xterm-256color  PATH=(custom, no username)  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>  LANG=it_IT.UTF-8  SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck:  /etc/sudoers: parsed OK  /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']
2016-03-27 16:56:29 kos description % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 % apt-cache policy sudo sudo:   Installed: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Candidate: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Version table:  *** 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 0         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status --- When using Italian locale (possibly other locale will be affected as well), setting a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers makes sudo complain about it, not honor the desired timeout and behave as if timestamp_timeout wasn't set at all: after the expiration of the first timestamp sudo stops complaining about it, but the desired timeout is still not honored. % sudo sleep 1 sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' % sudo -l sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' Matching Defaults entries for user on user-X550CL:     env_reset, timestamp_timeout=2.5, mail_badpass,     secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin User user may run the following commands on user-X550CL:     (ALL : ALL) ALL ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Mar 26 23:36:41 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-16 (39 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) ProcEnviron:  TERM=xterm-256color  PATH=(custom, no username)  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>  LANG=it_IT.UTF-8  SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck:  /etc/sudoers: parsed OK  /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README'] % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 % apt-cache policy sudo sudo:   Installed: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Candidate: 1.8.12-1ubuntu3   Version table:  *** 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 0         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status --- When using Italian locale (possibly other locales will be affected as well), setting a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers makes sudo complain about it, not honor the desired timeout and behave as if timestamp_timeout wasn't set at all: after the expiration of the first timestamp sudo stops complaining about it, but the desired timeout is still not honored. % sudo sleep 1 sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' % sudo -l sudo: value `2.5' is invalid for option `timestamp_timeout' Matching Defaults entries for user on user-X550CL:     env_reset, timestamp_timeout=2.5, mail_badpass,     secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin User user may run the following commands on user-X550CL:     (ALL : ALL) ALL ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Mar 26 23:36:41 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-16 (39 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) ProcEnviron:  TERM=xterm-256color  PATH=(custom, no username)  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>  LANG=it_IT.UTF-8  SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VisudoCheck:  /etc/sudoers: parsed OK  /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']
2016-03-27 16:56:54 kos summary Unable to set a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers Unable to set a number with a fractional part as the value to the timestamp_timeout option in /etc/sudoers when using Italian locale (possibly other locales will be affected as well)