Correction: The process for manually configuring the recordfail time out omitted a command. The correct process is:
echo "GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT=5" | sudo tee -a /etc/grub/default sudo update-grub dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc On 10/02/2012 11:09 AM, Ben Howard wrote: > A new release of the Ubuntu Cloud Images for stable Ubuntu release > 12.04.1 LTS (Precise Pangolin) is available at [1]. These new images > superseded the existing images [2]. Images are available for download or > immediate use on EC2 via publish AMI ids. Users who wish to update their > existing installations can do so with: > 'apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && reboot'. > > The Linux kernel was updated from 3.2.0-29.46 [3] to 3.2.0-31.50 [4] > > One notable change is the "recordfail" timeout for Grub2 is now > parameterizable. The recordfail setting dictates how long the Grub > prompt will wait for user input after a failed boot; the primary purpose > of this setting is to prevent reboot loops caused a kernel upgrade > failure. However, this setting has caused problems with fully-virtual > remote instances and appliances where the Grub console is not available > when an instance fails to boot due to power-failures or when an instance > is terminated before boot completes. This behavior change only affects > instances which boot via Grub2 (i.e. KVM, OpenStack and EC2 HVM Cluster > Computer instances) and does _not_ affect EC2 instance-store or EBS > instance types. See [5, 6]. > > After applying updates, any user of Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS and the > development version can set the recordfail setting by running (replace > the '5' with the desired timeout in seconds): > echo "GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT=5" | sudo tee -a /etc/grub/default > sudo update-grub dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc > > The following packages have been updated. Please see the full changelogs > for a complete listing of changes: > * apport: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12 => 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 > * apt: 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 => 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3 > * bind9: 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2 => 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 > * dbus: 1.4.18-1ubuntu1 => 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.1 > * gnupg: 1.4.11-3ubuntu2 => 1.4.11-3ubuntu2.1 > * grub2: 1.99-21ubuntu3.1 => 1.99-21ubuntu3.4 > * isc-dhcp: 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.2 => 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.5 > * libgc: 1:7.1-8build1 => 1:7.1-8ubuntu0.12.04.1 > * libxml2: 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.1 => 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.2 > * linux-firmware: 1.79 => 1.79.1 > * linux-meta: 3.2.0.29.31 => 3.2.0.31.34 > * linux: 3.2.0-29.46 => 3.2.0-31.50 > * openssl: 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.3 => 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.5 > * resolvconf: 1.63ubuntu15 => 1.63ubuntu16 > * tzdata: 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04 => 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 > * ubuntu-keyring: 2011.11.21 => 2011.11.21.1 > > CVE Updates: > * bind9 > - denial of service via large crafted resource record (CVE-2012-4244) > * dbus > - privilege escalation via unsanitized environment (CVE-2012-3524) > * isc-dhcp > - denial of service via ipv6 lease expiration time reduction > (CVE-2012-3955) > * libgc > - multiple integer overflows (CVE-2012-2673) > * libxml2 > - denial of service and possible code execution (CVE-2012-2807) > > > -- > [1] http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/release-20121001/ > [2] http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/release-20120822/ > [3] > http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux/linux_3.2.0-29.46/changelog > [4] > http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux/linux_3.2.0-31.50/changelog > [5] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/669481 > [6] > http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/g/grub2/grub2_1.99-21ubuntu3.4/changelog > -- Ben Howard ben.how...@canonical.com Canonical GPG ID 0x5406A866
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