Uploaded the permission fix to vivid and utopic ** Description changed:
+ * Impact: + the command fails to run on incorrect permission issue + + * Test case + see "To reproduce the problem" section of the description + + * Regression potential + that only changing permission of one file, just test that the command works + + ------------------------------ + Etckeeper doesn't work out of the box on Ubuntu 14.10 The command etckeeper commit fails without any output. The problem is that the script 50vcs-commit doesn't have execution permissions. Noticed in etckeeper at ubuntu 14.10 - root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.10 Release: 14.10 root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# apt-cache policy etckeeper etckeeper: - Installed: 1.11ubuntu1 - Candidate: 1.11ubuntu1 - Version table: - *** 1.11ubuntu1 0 - 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 1.11ubuntu1 + Candidate: 1.11ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 1.11ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - - - The root cause is that 50vcs-commit never gets executed because it lacks permissions: + The root cause is that 50vcs-commit never gets executed because it lacks + permissions: root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# ls -la /etc/etckeeper/commit.d/ total 40 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 15 13:55 . drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 Dec 15 13:55 .. -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 447 Jun 4 2014 10vcs-test -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 138 Jun 4 2014 30bzr-add -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 302 Jun 4 2014 30darcs-add -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 138 Jun 4 2014 30git-add -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 143 Jun 4 2014 30hg-addremove -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2822 Jun 4 2014 50vcs-commit -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 264 Jun 4 2014 99push -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 193 Jun 4 2014 README To reproduce the problem: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Install etckeeper on Ubuntu 14.04. Nothing gets commited. - - root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# etckeeper init + root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# etckeeper init Creado un standalone tree (formaot: 2a) adding .bzrignore adding .etckeeper adding .java adding ConsoleKit adding ImageMagick adding Muttrc [...] - root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# etckeeper vcs status + root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# etckeeper vcs status unknown: - .bzrignore - .etckeeper - .java/ - ConsoleKit/ - ImageMagick/ - Muttrc - [...] + .bzrignore + .etckeeper + .java/ + ConsoleKit/ + ImageMagick/ + Muttrc + [...] root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# etckeeper commit "initial revision" - root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# etckeeper vcs status + root@ulises2:/etc/etckeeper# etckeeper vcs status added: - .bzrignore - .etckeeper - .java/ - .java/.systemPrefs/ - .java/.systemPrefs/.system.lock - .java/.systemPrefs/.systemRootModFile - [...] - - + .bzrignore + .etckeeper + .java/ + .java/.systemPrefs/ + .java/.systemPrefs/.system.lock + .java/.systemPrefs/.systemRootModFile + [...] To fix the problem -------------------------------------------- Give exectuable permissions to /etc/etckeeper/commit.d/50vcs-commit:: chmod +x /etc/etckeeper/commit.d/50vcs-commit - etckeeper commit "initial revision" - etckeeper vcs log + etckeeper commit "initial revision" + etckeeper vcs log ------------------------------------------------------------ revno: 1 committer: hmontoliu <hmontoliu@ulises2> branch nick: ulises2 /etc repository timestamp: Mon 2014-12-15 14:09:54 +0100 message: - initial revision + initial revision ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: etckeeper 1.11ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-28.37-generic 3.16.7-ckt1 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-28-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Dec 15 13:59:32 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-16 (425 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: etckeeper UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-12-13 (1 days ago) ** Changed in: etckeeper (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1402657 Title: etckeeper doesn't commit. Missing executable permissions on /etc/etckeeper/commit.d/50vcs-commit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/etckeeper/+bug/1402657/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
