GNU bug report logs - #74678
[PATCH] services: admin: Improve use of unattended-upgrade reboot? field.

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Message #10 received at 74678-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Richard Sent <richard <at> freakingpenguin.com>
Cc: 74678-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [bug#74678] [PATCH] services: admin: Improve use of
 unattended-upgrade reboot? field.
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:55:48 +0100

Richard Sent <richard <at> freakingpenguin.com> skribis:

> This ensures the unattended upgrade job successfully reboots regardless of the
> value for services-to-restart. Previously the mcron service may be restarted
> which would halt script execution before the system rebooted.
>
> * gnu/services/admin.scm (unattended-upgrade-mcron-jobs): Do not restart
> services when reboot? is #t.
> * doc/guix.texi (Unattended Upgrades): Document it.
>
> Change-Id: I8e486a764ec1dc5c3090130cc447a0cc3f5a2e00
> ---
> Hi all,
>
> I noticed my server would not reboot automatically until I set
> services-to-restart to '() (default value: '(mcron)). This patch
> should make unattended-upgrade easier to use for those who don't want
> to dive into the code.

Good catch.  Applied, thanks!

Ludo’.

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