[Bug 1734285] [NEW] unattended-upgrades.service ignores (changes in) /etc/apt/preferences.d/ files

[Richard Arends]

Public bug reported:

unattended-upgrades.service ignores (changes in) /etc/apt/preferences.d/
files that are done after the service has started.

For example we 'pin' firefox on to a specific version and if a
configuration file is placed after the service is started, the pinning
is ignored. In our sitation that results in a newer firefox then we want
at this moment.

We run Ubuntu on 2000+ workstations and our users often start a
workstation and let it run for days/weeks before rebooting and thus
restarting the service unattended-upgrades again.

I did not test if changes in other apt files are ignored also.

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

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Title:
  unattended-upgrades.service ignores (changes in)
  /etc/apt/preferences.d/ files

Status in unattended-upgrades package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  unattended-upgrades.service ignores (changes in)
  /etc/apt/preferences.d/ files that are done after the service has
  started.

  For example we 'pin' firefox on to a specific version and if a
  configuration file is placed after the service is started, the pinning
  is ignored. In our sitation that results in a newer firefox then we
  want at this moment.

  We run Ubuntu on 2000+ workstations and our users often start a
  workstation and let it run for days/weeks before rebooting and thus
  restarting the service unattended-upgrades again.

  I did not test if changes in other apt files are ignored also.

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