I get a message stating "Sorry there was a problem." It then asks me to give root password. This appears randomly with no apps or shell opened and no update happening that I'm aware of.

[brad moore]

Message stating there was a problem appears giving the option to report. It then requires password.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:18.04.27
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Nov 7 23:02:20 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-16 (295 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
VarLogDistupgradeAptlog:
 Log time: 2018-10-07 17:02:52.123671
 Starting pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 0
 Starting 2 pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 0
 Done