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libreport version: 2.0.8 abrt_version: 2.0.7 cmdline: /usr/bin/python -tt /usr/bin/needs-restarting executable: /usr/bin/needs-restarting kernel: 3.3.0-1.fc17.i686.PAE reason: needs-restarting:85:get_open_files:IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied time: Thu 22 Mar 2012 10:11:54 AM EDT uid: 1000 username: kparal backtrace: :needs-restarting:85:get_open_files:IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied : :Traceback (most recent call last): : File "/usr/bin/needs-restarting", line 171, in <module> : sys.exit(main(sys.argv)) : File "/usr/bin/needs-restarting", line 118, in main : for fn in get_open_files(pid): : File "/usr/bin/needs-restarting", line 85, in get_open_files : for line in maps.readlines(): :IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied : :Local variables in innermost frame: :files: [] :maps: <open file '/proc/1/smaps', mode 'r' at 0x93d9230> :smaps: '/proc/1/smaps' :pid: '1' comment: :I started 'needs-restarting' as non-root user. : :The tool should not crash, it should state that it needs to be run as root.
Ran needs-restarting as an unprivileged user Package: yum-utils-1.1.31-4.fc17 Architecture: x86_64 OS Release: Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
This was first reported over a year ago, and I just had it happen again. I agree with the original reporter that if nothing else, needs-restarting should check to see if it's being run by root, and if not, exit with an explanation that it needs root access.
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