[Bug 1278940] [NEW] "tail -f" no longer updates in 14.04

[Rolf Leggewie]

Public bug reported:

"tail -f /var/log/syslog" does not follow updates to the file.  It does
a tail of the file and then is never updated.

That is a pretty serious regression and one that I am VERY surprised to
find in a Ubuntu LTS release so late in the cycle.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: coreutils 8.21-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-6.23-generic 3.13.0
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-6-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Feb 11 15:46:38 2014
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/tail
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140202)
SourcePackage: coreutils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 regression-release trusty

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Title:
  "tail -f" no longer updates in 14.04

Status in “coreutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  "tail -f /var/log/syslog" does not follow updates to the file.  It
  does a tail of the file and then is never updated.

  That is a pretty serious regression and one that I am VERY surprised
  to find in a Ubuntu LTS release so late in the cycle.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: coreutils 8.21-1ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-6.23-generic 3.13.0
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-6-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Feb 11 15:46:38 2014
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/tail
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140202)
  SourcePackage: coreutils
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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