Okay, I've tested my theory some more by doing the following. I set APPORT_REPORT_DIR in /etc/init/whoopsie.conf to /crashes a directory I created with permissions 770 and then started whoopsie. I saw the following in my log file.
Jul 22 15:31:05 ubuntu-phablet whoopsie[6728]: whoopsie 0.2.34 starting up. Jul 22 15:31:05 ubuntu-phablet whoopsie[6728]: Using lock path: /crashes/whoopsie_lock Jul 22 15:31:05 ubuntu-phablet whoopsie[6728]: Could not create lock file: Bad file descriptor Jul 22 15:31:05 ubuntu-phablet whoopsie[6730]: Could not read directory (13): /crashes The "Could not read directory" message comes from the monitor_directory code in monitor.c, so this is unrelated to how whoopsie logs or becomes a daemon. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to whoopsie in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1340604 Title: [phone] crash files are only uploaded on boot Status in “whoopsie” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On the phone (mako utopic #125) it seems that crash files are only uploaded on boot and not when the crash occurs. whoopsie is running but doesn't seem to detect that a crash file is ready for upload. = Test Case = 1. In a shell run: $ bash -c 'kill -SEGV $$' 2. Wait until the file _bin_bash.32011.uploaded is created -> Check that after a moment whoopsie-upload-all is running -> Check the progress of the upload in /var/log/upstart/apport-noui.log -> Upon upload, check that /var/log/syslog contains a OOPS entry from whoopsie = Actual Result = whoopsie-upload-all times out and the crash file is not uploaded. If the device is rebooted, the crash is uploaded immediately. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: whoopsie 0.2.34 Uname: Linux 3.4.0-5-mako armv7l ApportVersion: 2.14.4-0ubuntu2 Architecture: armhf CrashReports: 640:32011:114:63916:2014-07-11 10:44:24.101108181 +0200:2014-07-11 10:44:07.613514715 +0200:/var/crash/_bin_bash.32011.crash 644:32011:114:0:2014-07-11 10:44:24.101108181 +0200:2014-07-11 10:44:24.101108181 +0200:/var/crash/_bin_bash.32011.upload Date: Fri Jul 11 10:45:02 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-11 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch) - armhf (20140711-020204) RelatedPackageVersions: apport-noui 2.14.4-0ubuntu2 SourcePackage: whoopsie UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie/+bug/1340604/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
