A possible bug: Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale

[supermagnum]

from auth.log :

Feb 25 13:15:01 b3 CRON[15901]: pam_env(cron:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:15:01 b3 CRON[15902]: pam_env(cron:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:15:01 b3 CRON[15902]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 25 13:15:01 b3 CRON[15901]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 25 13:15:01 b3 CRON[15902]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Feb 25 13:15:04 b3 CRON[15901]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Feb 25 13:15:18 b3 su[15856]: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for user root
Feb 25 13:15:23 b3 sshd[15747]: Received disconnect from 10.0.0.4: 11: disconnected by user
Feb 25 13:15:23 b3 sshd[15744]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user haaken
Feb 25 13:15:23 b3 sshd[15744]: pam_env(sshd:setcred): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:15:27 b3 sshd[15915]: Accepted publickey for haaken from 10.0.0.4 port 56887 ssh2
Feb 25 13:15:27 b3 sshd[15915]: pam_env(sshd:setcred): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:15:27 b3 sshd[15915]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user haaken by (uid=0)
Feb 25 13:15:27 b3 sshd[15917]: pam_env(sshd:setcred): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:15:34 b3 su[15923]: Successful su for root by haaken
Feb 25 13:15:34 b3 su[15923]: + /dev/pts/0 haaken:root
Feb 25 13:15:34 b3 su[15923]: pam_env(su:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:15:34 b3 su[15923]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user root by haaken(uid=1001)
Feb 25 13:17:01 b3 CRON[15937]: pam_env(cron:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:17:01 b3 CRON[15937]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 25 13:17:01 b3 CRON[15937]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Feb 25 13:20:01 b3 CRON[15953]: pam_env(cron:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:15:27 b3 sshd[15915]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user haaken by (uid=0)
Feb 25 13:15:27 b3 sshd[15917]: pam_env(sshd:setcred): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:15:34 b3 su[15923]: Successful su for root by haaken
Feb 25 13:15:34 b3 su[15923]: + /dev/pts/0 haaken:root
Feb 25 13:15:34 b3 su[15923]: pam_env(su:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:15:34 b3 su[15923]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user root by haaken(uid=1001)
Feb 25 13:17:01 b3 CRON[15937]: pam_env(cron:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:17:01 b3 CRON[15937]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 25 13:17:01 b3 CRON[15937]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Feb 25 13:20:01 b3 CRON[15953]: pam_env(cron:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:20:01 b3 CRON[15954]: pam_env(cron:session): Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Feb 25 13:20:01 b3 CRON[15954]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 25 13:20:01 b3 CRON[15953]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 25 13:20:01 b3 CRON[15954]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Feb 25 13:20:05 b3 CRON[15953]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root

I am running all the latest upgrades, so doing apt-get update and apt-get upgrade does not help.

[DanielM]

The search function in these forums actually DO work.

http://forum.excito.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2869

/Daniel