grub2 hangs on headless server

[Jim Tarvid]

This was reported on 10.10 but still exists on 12.04. This is unconscionable.. This and other bugs make me question whether Ubuntu Server is suitable for production use.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: grub2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Aug 5 00:49:16 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120424.1)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jim Tarvid (tarvid)]

rsyslogd does not restart properly after logrotate either. These two bugs are enough to disqualify Ubuntu Server

[Jim Tarvid (tarvid)]

How am I supposed to restart remotely when a restart is required by an update?

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

If the bug was already reported, then there is no need to report it again. If you have an unrelated bug with syslog, then you should file a separate bug report on that package. For questions, please use answers.launchpad.net.