I am "pretty sure" this was working earlier on 2.3.0~alpha3-6199-g057d34c-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, so perhaps one of the two more recent ones broke something?
The complaint that triggered this bug came in just last night, so it's possible the break occurred on the update dated 8/29, I did not update this on 8/31, I'm not sure who did either of those, to be honest.
After chatting with Newell, I looked at the apt history log and it shows three recent updates to MAAS: bzr511- 0ubuntu1~ ubuntu16. 04.1, 0.1.0~bzr518- 0ubuntu1~ ubuntu16. 04.1), python3- maas-provisioni ngserver: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , python3- django- maas:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , python3- curtin: amd64 (0.1.0~ bzr511- 0ubuntu1~ ubuntu16. 04.1, 0.1.0~bzr518- 0ubuntu1~ ubuntu16. 04.1), maas-common:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-rack- controller: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-cli:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-dns:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , python3- maas-client: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-region- controller: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-dhcp:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-region- api:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , curtin-common:amd64 (0.1.0~ bzr511- 0ubuntu1~ ubuntu16. 04.1, 0.1.0~bzr518- 0ubuntu1~ ubuntu16. 04.1), maas-proxy:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha1- 6163-gd7f5060- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1)
Start-Date: 2017-08-23 10:54:10
Commandline: apt install maas
Requested-By: ubuntu (1000)
Upgrade: python-curtin:amd64 (0.1.0~
End-Date: 2017-08-23 11:01:14
Start-Date: 2017-08-29 11:08:47 maas-provisioni ngserver: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , python3- django- maas:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-common:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-rack- controller: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-cli:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-dns:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , python3- maas-client: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-region- controller: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-dhcp:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-region- api:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-proxy:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1)
Commandline: apt install maas
Requested-By: ubuntu (1000)
Upgrade: python3-
End-Date: 2017-08-29 11:13:07
Start-Date: 2017-08-31 08:43:14 maas-provisioni ngserver: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , python3- django- maas:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-common:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-rack- controller: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-cli:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-dns:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , python3- maas-client: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-region- controller: amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-dhcp:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-region- api:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1) , maas-proxy:amd64 (2.3.0~ alpha3- 6214-g6c2ae15- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, 2.3.0~alpha3- 6223-gaca9fbb- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1)
Commandline: apt install maas
Requested-By: ubuntu (1000)
Upgrade: python3-
End-Date: 2017-08-31 08:50:05
I am "pretty sure" this was working earlier on 2.3.0~alpha3- 6199-g057d34c- 0ubuntu1~ 16.04.1, so perhaps one of the two more recent ones broke something?
The complaint that triggered this bug came in just last night, so it's possible the break occurred on the update dated 8/29, I did not update this on 8/31, I'm not sure who did either of those, to be honest.