Public bug reported: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04
$ apt-cache policy strongswan strongswan: Installed: 5.3.5-1ubuntu3 Candidate: 5.3.5-1ubuntu3 Version table: *** 5.3.5-1ubuntu3 500 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Looks like 'ipsec status' might be causing strongswan's charon to write to run/systemd/journal/dev-log instead of /run/systemd/journal/dev-log and apparmor doesn't like it. Extract from /etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/base : /{,var/}run/systemd/journal/dev-log w, With an established ipsec connection, issue the following : $ sudo ipsec status connecting to 'unix:///var/run/charon.ctl' failed: Permission denied failed to connect to stroke socket 'unix:///var/run/charon.ctl' $ journalctl ... Jun 01 12:15:07 ThinkCentre-M900 kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1464785297.366:491): apparmor="DENIED" operation="connect" info="Failed name lookup - disconnected path" error=-13 profile="/usr/lib/ipsec/charon" name="run/systemd/journal/dev-log" pid=4994 comm="charon" requested_mask="w" denied_mask="w" fsuid=0 ouid=0 ... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: strongswan 5.3.5-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jun 1 23:06:53 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-11 (21 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: strongswan UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: strongswan (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug strongswan xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1587886 Title: strongswan ipsec status issue with apparmor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/+bug/1587886/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs