Mint 21 pop-up error / warning "loading /etc/profile" "sudo: a password is required"

[holta]

Apparently this occurs when booting all recent IIAB installs on Mint 21:

iiab-diagnostics: http://sprunge.us/FMrBYY?bash

sudo -n might possibly be related here:

• Published Password warnings work better with 'sudo -n' #3368

[avni]

Despite the warning, IIAB works as expected on these new installs.

/cc @pickypet

[holta]

As #3368 (comment) mentions, sudo -n is explained in sudo's man page here:

-n, --non-interactive
Avoid prompting the user for input of any kind. If a password is required for the command to run, sudo will display an error message and exit.

In short this pop-up is somewhat intentional, obviously annoying, and essentially harmless.

However if /etc/profile* can be refined in a future-proof way, without dragging IIAB into endless/costly per-distro customizations, this should definitely be considered.

[jvonau]

#3300

[holta]

Fixed by:

• PR Refine published password warnings, avoiding Mint 21 pop-up #3405