Public bug reported: On Bionic, when reporting bug with "ubuntu-bug linux" command in a terminal, you will be asked to enter password on a PowerPC:
$ ubuntu-bug linux *** Collecting problem information The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the application. This might take a few minutes. ................tar: Removing leading `/' from member names ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR com.ubuntu.apport.root-info === Authentication is required to collect system information for this problem report Authenticating as: Ubuntu (ubuntu) Password: But with other arch like AMD64, you won't be asked for the authentication. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 4.15.0-43.46-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-43-generic ppc64le ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: ppc64el Date: Thu Jan 24 07:07:36 2019 PackageArchitecture: all ProcLoadAvg: 882.90 268.29 93.65 1281/2696 24907 ProcLocks: 1: POSIX ADVISORY WRITE 3876 00:17:569 0 EOF 2: FLOCK ADVISORY WRITE 3556 00:17:497 0 EOF 3: FLOCK ADVISORY WRITE 4090 00:17:596 0 EOF 4: POSIX ADVISORY WRITE 3955 00:17:571 0 EOF 5: POSIX ADVISORY WRITE 1823 00:17:348 0 EOF ProcSwaps: Filename Type Size Used Priority /swap.img file 8388544 0 -2 ProcVersion: Linux version 4.15.0-43-generic (buildd@bos02-ppc64el-020) (gcc version 7.3.0 (User Name 7.3.0-16ubuntu3)) #46-User Name SMP Thu Dec 6 14:43:28 UTC 2018 SourcePackage: apport UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VarLogDump_list: total 0 cpu_cores: Number of cores present = 40 cpu_coreson: Number of cores online = 40 cpu_smt: SMT=4 ** Affects: apport (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug bionic ppc64el uec-images -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813122 Title: "ubuntu-bug linux" command on PowerPC will ask for authentication To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1813122/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs