cloudinit tests fail when running as root

[ubuntu-server-builder]

This bug was originally filed in Launchpad as LP: #1825027

Launchpad details

affected_projects = []
assignee = None
assignee_name = None
date_closed = 2022-02-15T21:54:15.102125+00:00
date_created = 2019-04-16T17:40:17.955388+00:00
date_fix_committed = 2022-02-15T21:54:15.102125+00:00
date_fix_released = 2022-02-15T21:54:15.102125+00:00
id = 1825027
importance = wishlist
is_complete = True
lp_url = https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1825027
milestone = None
owner = vtqanh
owner_name = Anh Vo (MSFT)
private = False
status = fix_released
submitter = vtqanh
submitter_name = Anh Vo (MSFT)
tags = []
duplicates = []

Launchpad user Anh Vo (MSFT)(vtqanh) wrote on 2019-04-16T17:40:17.955388+00:00

The tests under cloudinit/cmd/tests/test_query.py will fail if run as root.

sudo nosetests3 test_query.py --debug=query

query: WARNING: Missing root-readable /tmp/ci-TestQuery.0ztjrur1/run_dir/instance-data-sensitive.json. Using redacted /tmp/ci-TestQuery.0ztjrur1/run_dir/instance-data.json instead.
query: ERROR: Missing instance-data file: /tmp/ci-TestQuery.0ztjrur1/run_dir/instance-data.json
.Equery: ERROR: Missing instance-data file: /tmp/ci-TestQuery.2_qzzunv/absent
.query: ERROR: Expected one of the options: --all, --format, --list-keys or varname
.query: ERROR: No read permission on '/tmp/ci-TestQuery.faxmaofy/unreadable'. Try sudo
.EEEEEEquery: WARNING: Missing root-readable /tmp/ci-TestQuery.rhy7l_rq/run_dir/instance-data-sensitive.json. Using redacted /tmp/ci-TestQuery.rhy7l_rq/run_dir/instance-data.json instead.
query: ERROR: Missing instance-data file: /tmp/ci-TestQuery.rhy7l_rq/run_dir/instance-data.json
..

ERROR: cloudinit.cmd.tests.test_query.TestQuery.test_handle_args_dumps_all_instance_data

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/anhvo/repos/cloud-init/cloudinit/cmd/tests/test_query.py", line 153, in test_handle_args_dumps_all_instance_data
self.assertEqual(0, query.handle_args('anyname', args))
File "/home/anhvo/repos/cloud-init/cloudinit/cmd/query.py", line 124, in handle_args
instance_data['userdata'] = util.load_file(user_data_fn)
File "/home/anhvo/repos/cloud-init/cloudinit/util.py", line 1359, in load_file
with open(fname, 'rb') as ifh:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'ud'

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ERROR: cloudinit.cmd.tests.test_query.TestQuery.test_handle_args_list_keys_errors_when_varname_is_not_a_dict

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/anhvo/repos/cloud-init/cloudinit/cmd/tests/test_query.py", line 255, in test_handle_args_list_keys_errors_when_varname_is_not_a_dict
self.assertEqual(1, query.handle_args('anyname', args))
File "/home/anhvo/repos/cloud-init/cloudinit/cmd/query.py", line 124, in handle_args
instance_data['userdata'] = util.load_file(user_data_fn)
File "/home/anhvo/repos/cloud-init/cloudinit/util.py", line 1359, in load_file
with open(fname, 'rb') as ifh:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'ud'

[ubuntu-server-builder]

Launchpad user Ryan Harper(raharper) wrote on 2019-07-18T21:16:46.948541+00:00

Hi, thanks for the bug. We generally want to avoid running any tests as root so as not to modify anything sensitive on the host.

[ubuntu-server-builder]

Launchpad user Brett Holman(holmanb) wrote on 2022-02-15T21:54:15.976730+00:00

This bug is believed to be fixed in cloud-init in version 22.1. If this is still a problem for you, please make a comment and set the state back to New

Thank you.