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update-notifier package

  1. Bug #794757
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Comment 0 for bug 794757

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Andrew (andrewkvalheim) wrote : Apport displays mysterious prompt

Binary package hint: apport

A unsolicited, untitled window recently appeared that contained only the following text:

    System program problem detected
    Do you want to report the problem now?

    [ Cancel ] [ Report problem... ]

There are two problems with this:

1) I have no idea what "system program problem" this is referring to, so I have no way of knowing yet whether or not I want to report it. My only rational option is to choose "Cancel."

2) I have no indication of what program is generating this prompt. Since it reappeared again later, though, I gave in to curiosity and clicked "Report problem," hoping that it might reveal more information about the "system program problem." Instead of more information, however, I was presented with a password prompt. I am NOT going to grant administrative privileges to an unidentified program. Once again, my only rational option is to choose "Cancel."

Users at Ask Ubuntu [1] helped me identify the mystery prompt as belonging to Apport.

Apport needs to identify itself before requesting elevated privileges.

[1] http://askubuntu.com/questions/47675/why-should-i-trust-this

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
ApportLog:
 ERROR: apport (pid 13522) Tue Jun 7 10:13:17 2011: called for pid 12778, signal 11
 ERROR: apport (pid 13522) Tue Jun 7 10:13:17 2011: executable: /usr/bin/Xorg (command line "/usr/bin/X :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/authority/0 -nolisten tcp vt2")
 ERROR: apport (pid 13522) Tue Jun 7 10:13:18 2011: wrote report /var/crash/_usr_bin_Xorg.0.crash
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:1000:1000:546955:2011-06-07 11:51:12.501300000 -0700:2011-06-07 11:51:13.501300000 -0700:/var/crash/_usr_bin_update-notifier.1000.crash
 600:0:0:635299:2011-06-07 10:13:18.563455402 -0700:2011-06-07 10:13:17.292818549 -0700:/var/crash/_usr_bin_Xorg.0.crash
 600:1000:1000:232476:2011-06-05 21:03:36.352573000 -0700:2011-06-05 21:03:37.352573000 -0700:/var/crash/_usr_lib_telepathy_telepathy-salut.1000.crash
Date: Wed Jun 8 13:30:15 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)