[Bug 1266598] [NEW] Documented package defaults are incorrect

[Lee Azzarello]

Public bug reported:

The file /etc/cron.daily/apt contains comments describing the default values
for various package configuration options. Including a comment: "Create
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02periodic file to set your preference", though there
already exists a defaults file on my system at /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic.
This file was created automaticaly, I assume by this package since it was
installed on the base system. I did not install unattended-updates manually.
This made the system apply security updates by default, in turn updating the
kernel, which broke my production system on reboot since it did not update some
dependent kernel modules required for operation.

I think a more sane default would be to require the admin to manually configure
the system for unattended updates, especially in the case of a server, of which
my issue applies.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: unattended-upgrades 0.79.3ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-35.50-generic 3.8.13.13
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jan  6 15:09:56 2014
Ec2AMI: ami-68335458
Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown)
Ec2AvailabilityZone: us-west-2c
Ec2InstanceType: m3.xlarge
Ec2Kernel: aki-fc37bacc
Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unattended-upgrades
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-10-09 (89 days ago)

** Affects: unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug configuration defaults ec2-images raring

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Title:
  Documented package defaults are incorrect

Status in “unattended-upgrades” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The file /etc/cron.daily/apt contains comments describing the default values
  for various package configuration options. Including a comment: "Create
  /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02periodic file to set your preference", though there
  already exists a defaults file on my system at /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic.
  This file was created automaticaly, I assume by this package since it was
  installed on the base system. I did not install unattended-updates manually.
  This made the system apply security updates by default, in turn updating the
  kernel, which broke my production system on reboot since it did not update some
  dependent kernel modules required for operation.

  I think a more sane default would be to require the admin to manually configure
  the system for unattended updates, especially in the case of a server, of which
  my issue applies.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: unattended-upgrades 0.79.3ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-35.50-generic 3.8.13.13
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jan  6 15:09:56 2014
  Ec2AMI: ami-68335458
  Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown)
  Ec2AvailabilityZone: us-west-2c
  Ec2InstanceType: m3.xlarge
  Ec2Kernel: aki-fc37bacc
  Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: unattended-upgrades
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-10-09 (89 days ago)

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