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| author | https://launchpad.net/~codex24 <codex24@web> | 2016-02-14 23:06:05 +0000 |
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| committer | admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2016-02-14 23:06:05 +0000 |
| commit | fc11485f262c3787da0bf9b0bba58a6f8fb5b88b (patch) | |
| tree | c729e9d21c78e628e5808bf727a1a563f5af4562 /doc/todo/etckeeper_with_git_breaks_update-manager_ | |
| parent | e1dcf646a3ed52628d5e0940d0c4e1d753197a24 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/doc/todo/etckeeper_with_git_breaks_update-manager_/comment_1_edc0c3a66c1118fefd952b7a9b3c1057._comment b/doc/todo/etckeeper_with_git_breaks_update-manager_/comment_1_edc0c3a66c1118fefd952b7a9b3c1057._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9374da4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/etckeeper_with_git_breaks_update-manager_/comment_1_edc0c3a66c1118fefd952b7a9b3c1057._comment @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://launchpad.net/~codex24" + nickname="codex24" + subject="comment 1" + date="2016-02-14T23:06:05Z" + content=""" +With etckeeper installed in Ubuntu using git as its VCS, using the Ubuntu Software Center fails with errors + + installArchives() failed: fatal: $HOME not set + +Correct this by adding the following file, /etc/etckeeper/pre-install.d/20setenv: + + #!/bin/sh + # /etc/etckeeper/pre-install.d/20setenv: set HOME dir due to + # unpassed environment in priviledge escallation of Ubuntu Software Center. + # see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/etckeeper/+bug/1335391 + if [[ -z \"$HOME\" ]]; then + export HOME=$(getent passwd root | cut -d: -f6) + fi + +Also, ensure that the root account's git environment is properly initialized: + + root@janus:/etc# git config -l + user.name=Root Janus + user.email=codex24@gmail.com +"""]] |