** Description changed: + [ Impact ] + + If the jobs-status.json file somehow got corrupted on a pro attached + machine, the ua-timer.service would crash when trying to read it. This + is not a critical state file, so the fix is to catch the error and + delete the file if it is corrupted. + + [ Test Plan ] + + On a lxd container + + systemctl start ua-timer.service + # check contents of /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/jobs-status.json + cat /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/jobs-status.json + # corrupt the file + tail /dev/random >> /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/jobs-status.json + systemctl start ua-timer.service + + On an affected system, the service will crash. With the fix installed, + it will not crash. + + [ Where problems could occur ] + + Because this fix doesn't fix whatever was actually causing the invalid + utf-8 in the file, it may cover up the underlying bug indefinitely. If + it is a recurring problem a system, that system may re-run some pro + timer jobs more frequently than necessary. Note that the timer is only + enabled on attached systems. + + [ Other Info ] + + We could not reproduce the error, except by inserting invalid characters + in the file intentionally. The fair solution to this is to capture + errors when trying to read this file and erase it if it is corrupt. The + next execution of the timer jobs will recreate it. + + [ Original Description ] + The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding ubuntu-advantage-tools. This problem was most recently seen with package version 33.2~24.04.1, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/ec1a626cb75b23a9228a49f84ecc3447a048ce92 contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports. If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.
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