remove updates-check from cloud-init

Bug #653220 reported by Scott Moser
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
cloud-init (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: cloud-init

The updates-check code was added to check for AMIs.
When it was added, there was not a way to upgrade the kernel. In 10.10 and later, the instance can manage its own kernel.

It works by comparing the content of /etc/cloud/build.info with data available at http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/query .

The result is, now, if the user does a 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade && reboot' there is no difference between the AMI that they've launched with and the new AMI. As such, this is very limited value. It should probably be removed.

Note, if not removed, it should
a.) easily be disabled (ie, via cloud-config and cloud.cfg)
b.) not error and have cron mail root with error output on missing /etc/cloud/build.info.

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Scott Moser (smoser)
Changed in cloud-init (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package cloud-init - 0.6.0-0ubuntu1

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cloud-init (0.6.0-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
  * fix permissions on cloud-init.log so syslog can write to it (LP: ##704509)
  * rework of /var/lib/cloud layout
  * remove updates-check (LP: #653220)
  * support resizing root partition on first boot (enabled by default)
  * added cloud-config options for setting hostname, phone_home
  * indicate "all the way up" with message to console and file creation
    in /var/lib/cloud/instance/ (LP: #653271)
  * write ssh keys to console late in boot to ensure they're in console buffer
  * add support for redirecting output of cloud-init, cloud-config,
    cloud-final via the config file, or user data config file
  * add support for posting data about the instance to a url (phone_home)
  * add minimal OVF transport (iso) support
  * make DataSources that are attempted dynamic and configurable from
    config. config option 'cloud_type' replaced by 'datasource_list'
  * add 'timezone' option to cloud-config (LP: #645458)
  * Added an additional archive format, that can be used for multi-part
    input to cloud-init. This may be more user friendly then mime-multipart
    (LP: #641504)
  * add support for reading Rightscale style user data (LP: #668400)
  * make the message on 'disable_root' more clear (LP: #672417)
  * do not require public key if private is given in ssh cloud-config
    (LP: #648905)
 -- Scott Moser <email address hidden> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:28:36 -0500

Changed in cloud-init (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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