LGTM, thanks! | ubuntu@juju-87625f-hloeung-66:~$ cp /etc/cron.weekly/update-notifier-common ~/ | ubuntu@juju-87625f-hloeung-66:~$ sudo apt-get update | ... | Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-proposed/main amd64 Packages [104 kB] | ... | ubuntu@juju-87625f-hloeung-66:~$ sudo apt-get install update-notifier-common | ubuntu@juju-87625f-hloeung-66:~$ diff -Naurp ~/update-notifier-common /etc/cron.weekly/update-notifier-common | --- /home/ubuntu/update-notifier-common 2021-08-26 00:27:43.687383953 +0000 | +++ /etc/cron.weekly/update-notifier-common 2021-08-23 22:33:23.000000000 +0000 | @@ -4,5 +4,12 @@ set -e | | [ -x /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-motd ] || exit 0 | | -# Check to see whether there is a new version of Ubuntu available | -/usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-motd | +sleep_then_check() { | + # Sleep for up to an hour to spread the load of checking for updates on | + # the Ubuntu infrastructure | + sleep $(shuf -i 1-3600 -n 1) | + # Check to see whether there is a new version of Ubuntu available | + /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-motd | +} | + | +sleep_then_check & | ubuntu@juju-87625f-hloeung-66:~$ sudo /etc/cron.weekly/update-notifier-common | ubuntu@juju-87625f-hloeung-66:~$ ps afxuww | grep sleep | root 22110 0.0 0.0 7932 740 pts/0 S 00:29 0:00 \_ sleep 767 | ubuntu@juju-87625f-hloeung-66:~$ ls -la /var/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-available | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 80 Aug 26 00:27 /var/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-available | ubuntu@juju-87625f-hloeung-66:~$ New release '20.04.2 LTS' available. | Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. |
The additional output from the end is when it ran, LP:1940011 is to see if we can silence that to reduce weekly cron spam. ** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-bionic ** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-bionic ** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1836475 Title: [SRU] update-notifier-common weekly cron job runs at the same time for all computers across the globe To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1836475/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
