Ubuntu
apticron package

apticron does not sen $NUM_PACKAGES with custom subject set

Bug #1308430 reported by bog
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apticron (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Hello ,

If CUSTOM_SUBJECT is set in /etc/apticron/apticron.conf on Ubuntu 12.04, then $NUM_PACKAGES is not part of the mail subject. If i mofify /usr/sbin/apticron with my subject settings, then it works fine.

My subjekt i used was: $NUM_PACKAGES $DISTRIB_ID $DISTRIB_RELEASE $DISTRIB_CODENAME updates for $SYSTEM

Cheers

Martin

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in apticron (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Cesc Llagostera (cescllp) wrote :

I have the same problem.

and $SYSTEM doesn't works too.

Thanks

Cesc

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Krzysztof Raczkowski (raczkow) wrote :

I found this bug too. Even after 3 years.
Here's a solution:
All variables passed to CUSTOM_SUBJECT need to be escaped with a backslash:
CUSTOM_SUBJECT="[apticron] \$SYSTEM \$NUM_PACKAGES \$DISTRIB_ID package update(s)"

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