Public bug reported:
The following config file appears to have \n characters where actual
newlines should appear.
root@bill:/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d# cat 99-installer.cfg
datasource:
None:
metadata: {instance-id: d8dd2b0d-afcb-4be7-bb3e-365263288b33}
userdata_raw: "#cloud-config\ngrowpart:\n mode: 'off'\nlocale:
en_US.UTF-8\n\
preserve_hostname: true\nresize_rootfs: false\ntimezone:
America/Tegucigalpa\n\
users:\n- lock_passwd: false\n name: bill\nwrite_files:\n- content:
\"Disabled\
\ by Ubuntu live installer after first boot.\\nTo re-enable
cloud-init\\\n \
\ \\ on this image run:\\n sudo cloud-init clean --machine-id\\n\"\n
defer:\
\ true\n path: /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled\n"
datasource_list: [None]
Apport isn't starting on my box and this is what is left behind after running
ubuntu-bug that uses apport.
bill@bill ~$ ubuntu-bug apport
REDACTED config part /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/99-installer.cfg, insufficient
permissions
REDACTED config part
/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/00-subiquity-disable-cloudinit-networking.cfg,
insufficient permissions
Opening in existing browser session.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
Package: apport 2.34.1-0ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-38.38-generic 7.0.14
Uname: Linux 7.0.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportLog:
ERROR: apport (pid 11663) 2026-10-18 03:34:30,985: executable was modified
after program start, ignoring
ERROR: apport (pid 22916) 2026-10-18 03:58:21,159: executable was modified
after program start, ignoring
ApportVersion: 2.34.1-0ubuntu0.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CrashReports:
644:1000:108:0:2026-10-17 15:01:37.484431092 -0600:2026-10-17
15:01:37.484431092 -0600:/var/crash/_usr_bin_gnome-shell.1000.upload
644:0:108:269:2026-10-18 04:18:32.158006691 -0600:2026-10-16
10:30:13.361003699 -0600:/var/crash/kexec_cmd
644:0:108:0:2026-10-18 04:17:44.136002606 -0600:2026-10-18 04:17:44.112002604
-0600:/var/crash/kdump_lock
640:1000:108:40353150:2026-10-17 15:01:37.484431092 -0600:2026-10-17
15:01:37.489431209 -0600:/var/crash/_usr_bin_gnome-shell.1000.crash
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Oct 18 04:54:06 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2026-10-16 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS "Resolute Raccoon" - Release amd64
(20260826)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: apport (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug resolute wayland-session
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