[Bug 1886572] Re: Remove uptime from the motd-news user agent

[Andreas Hasenack]

** Description changed:

+ [Impact] 
+ The uptime value in the user-agent string sent to the motd-news server is unused and not necessary. It should be removed.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ Inspect the /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news script and verify that uptime is no longer used.
+ 
+ Previous version:
+ $ grep uptime /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news 
+ # Some messages may only be pertinent before or after some amount of uptime
+ read up idle < /proc/uptime
+ uptime="uptime/$up/$idle"
+ USER_AGENT="curl/$curl_ver $lsb $platform $cpu $uptime cloud_id/$cloud_id"
+ 
+ Updated version:
+ $ grep uptime /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news
+  (no output)
+ 
+ 
+ [Regression Potential] 
+ The server side, if it were checking this value, could be surprised by this change.
+ 
+ [Other Info]
+ N/A
+ 
+ [Original Description]
  I don't why that was included but it shouldn't be. Please remove it.

** Also affects: base-files (Ubuntu Bionic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: base-files (Ubuntu Focal)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: base-files (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Bionic)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Xenial)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Bionic)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Focal)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)

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Title:
  Remove uptime from the motd-news user agent

Status in base-files package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in base-files source package in Xenial:
  In Progress
Status in base-files source package in Bionic:
  In Progress
Status in base-files source package in Focal:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact] 
  The uptime value in the user-agent string sent to the motd-news server is unused and not necessary. It should be removed.

  [Test Case]
  Inspect the /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news script and verify that uptime is no longer used.

  Previous version:
  $ grep uptime /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news 
  # Some messages may only be pertinent before or after some amount of uptime
  read up idle < /proc/uptime
  uptime="uptime/$up/$idle"
  USER_AGENT="curl/$curl_ver $lsb $platform $cpu $uptime cloud_id/$cloud_id"

  Updated version:
  $ grep uptime /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news
   (no output)

  
  [Regression Potential] 
  The server side, if it were checking this value, could be surprised by this change.

  [Other Info]
  N/A

  [Original Description]
  I don't why that was included but it shouldn't be. Please remove it.

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