insufficient details for "a newer build available" message
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cloud-init (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: cloud-init
When I log in to my EC2 instance, I see the message:
A newer build of the Ubuntu lucid server image is available.
It is named 'release' and has build serial '20101228'.
I'm a reasonably-
* https:/
* http://
It would be nice if the message explained the status and my options a little more. If you don't want to lengthen an already-long MOTD, perhaps just a link to a wiki page or something that contains more details.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
$ apt-cache policy cloud-init
cloud-init:
Installed: 0.5.10-0ubuntu1.5
Candidate: 0.5.10-0ubuntu1.5
Version table:
*** 0.5.10-0ubuntu1.5 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
0.
500 http://
| Scott Moser (smoser) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in cloud-init (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Triaged |
Thanks for taking the time to open a bug.
I think that I'm going to "fix" this issue by removing the updates check from cloud-init (bug 653220).
In 10.10 and later (and we're getting there on 10.04) images, there is really no need for this check.