Autoupdater fills /boot and crashes because old kernel images are never removed
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Michael Vogt |
Bug Description
Steps to reproduce:
1) Install Ubuntu with the default LVM encryption recipe
2) Set Ubuntu to automatically install security updates on the background
3) Use ubuntu for 5 months
Actual results:
The system automatically installs security updates for the kernel under /boot. It's never removes previous kernel images. After about five months, the /boot partition created by the install recipe (i.e. sized according to the judgment of Ubuntu developers—not me) fills up and the unattended updater crashes during the next kernel update.
Expected results:
Expected the unattended updater to leave the nearest kernel and the previous one on /boot and to automatically remove older kernel images. Expected the system installer to set up /boot such that it never runs out of space when the system updater operates automatically.
For workaround and sytem repair, see
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.9
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 23 12:53:52 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
description: | updated |
Changed in unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Michael Vogt (mvo) |
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Michael Vogt (mvo) |
no longer affects: | update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.