Public bug reported:
On Ubuntu Xenial, apt-get fails silently when security update server
cannot be reached. This state could be detected by scanning the apt-get
output afterwards. But manually adding workarounds to each apt-get
invocation in production automation is prone to error, thus leaving
machines without security updates.
Expected behaviour (e.g.):
* 0 - all OK
* 1 - temporary failure (e.g. network)
* 2 - permanent failure
Test:
* Change your update server IP in /etc/hosts to something unreachable
* Run apt-get update (might take a while)
* Check exit status
$ lsb_release -r -d
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04
rfiedler@n3ahit1403:~$
ii apt 1.2.24
amd64 commandline package manager
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1742695
Title:
apt-get update silently fails fetching security updates
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
On Ubuntu Xenial, apt-get fails silently when security update server
cannot be reached. This state could be detected by scanning the apt-
get output afterwards. But manually adding workarounds to each apt-get
invocation in production automation is prone to error, thus leaving
machines without security updates.
Expected behaviour (e.g.):
* 0 - all OK
* 1 - temporary failure (e.g. network)
* 2 - permanent failure
Test:
* Change your update server IP in /etc/hosts to something unreachable
* Run apt-get update (might take a while)
* Check exit status
$ lsb_release -r -d
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04
rfiedler@n3ahit1403:~$
ii apt 1.2.24
amd64 commandline package manager
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