[Bug 2068543] Re: Config variable $nrconf{restart} is no longer accurate: it always restarts

[Simon Chopin]

** Also affects: needrestart (Ubuntu Noble)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: needrestart (Ubuntu Oracular)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: Confirmed

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Title:
  Config variable $nrconf{restart} is no longer accurate: it always
  restarts

Status in needrestart package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in needrestart source package in Noble:
  New
Status in needrestart source package in Oracular:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On Ubuntu 24.04:

  The conf /etc/needrestart/needrestart.conf contains:

  
  # Restart mode: (l)ist only, (i)nteractive or (a)utomatically.
  #
  # ATTENTION: If needrestart is configured to run in interactive mode but is run
  # non-interactive (i.e. unattended-upgrades) it will fallback to list only mode.
  #
  #$nrconf{restart} = 'i';

  
  Whether that variable is left at default (commented out) or defined with 'l' or 'i', services are still restarted.

  This config variable conflicts with the new behavior in [1].

  To reproduce: set "$nrconf{restart} = 'l'" run 'apt reinstall
  libssl3t64' on servers with Nginx, Redis, etc.

  Not sure if this setting should be respected, changed, or removed.

  
  [1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/needrestart-changes-in-ubuntu-24-04-service-restarts/44671

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