Ubuntu
landscape-client package

postinst script fails if data_path not set in client.conf

Bug #1728681 reported by Kellen Renshaw on 2017-10-30

This bug affects 5 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
Landscape Client	In Progress	Low	Simon Poirier
landscape-client (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Low	Unassigned
Xenial	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned
Bionic	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned
Disco	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

[Impact]

* Manually editing landscape client.conf to unset the data_path
   blocks upgrade postinst. That field was not required to be present
   before 14.04, and older configurations can fail to upgrade without
   purging the existing configuration.

* Although data_path is set by default, removing the line is accepted
by landscape and it will use a default path. The fix simply makes sure
the postinst script also has that default.

[Test Case]

* sed -i -e '/data_path/d' /etc/landscape/client.conf

* apt install --reinstall landscape-client

[Regression Potential]

* The change is fairly trivial. Regression could be possible if the
   default paths were changed and not reflected in the postinst.
   In such a case the resync flag file wouldn't be created,
   resulting in an out-of-sync list of users; this would be low impact.

[Original Description]

Tested on 14.04.5, landscape-client (14.12-0ubuntu6.14.04).

If the data_path directive is not present in /etc/landscape/client.conf, the postinst script will fail with the following error:
Setting up landscape-client (14.12-0ubuntu6.14.04) ...
install: missing file operand
Try 'install --help' for more information.
dpkg: error processing package landscape-client (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
landscape-client
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Relevant section of the postinst script:
# In response to bug 1508110 we need to trigger a complete update of
        # user information. The flag file will be removed by the client when
        # the update completes.
        DATA_PATH="`grep ^data_path /etc/landscape/client.conf | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '[[:space:]]'`"
        install --owner=landscape --directory $DATA_PATH
        USER_UPDATE_FLAG_FILE="$DATA_PATH/user-update-flag"
        install --owner=landscape /dev/null $USER_UPDATE_FLAG_FILE

It would be helpful if the script checked for data_path's existence and emitted a more informative error message.

How to reproduce:

Install/configure/register landscape-client.
Remove landscape-client
Remove data_path from /etc/landscape/client.conf
Reinstall landscape-client.

See original description

Tags:

Related branches

~simpoir/ubuntu/+source/landscape-client:beyond_19.04_bionic

Merged into ubuntu/+source/landscape-client:ubuntu/bionic-devel at revision 8d11f9bc42b67bdef9e5f3a6540c650bbfa4288b

Andreas Hasenack (community): Approve on 2019-07-17

git-ubuntu developers: Pending requested 2019-07-12

~simpoir/ubuntu/+source/landscape-client:beyond_19.04_xenial

Merged into ubuntu/+source/landscape-client:ubuntu/xenial-devel at revision 02941a172e459345abd39b3c9ee2029c258ef23d

Andreas Hasenack (community): Approve on 2019-07-02

Canonical Server: Pending requested 2019-06-28

~simpoir/ubuntu/+source/landscape-client:beyond_19.04_disco

Merged into ubuntu/+source/landscape-client:ubuntu/disco-devel at revision a4c9ce78d68fd4f96cb5d4543818ce8fb2099810

Andreas Hasenack (community): Approve on 2019-07-02

git-ubuntu developers: Pending requested 2019-06-28

~simpoir/ubuntu/+source/landscape-client:beyond_19.04

Merged into ubuntu/+source/landscape-client:ubuntu/devel at revision ba2b91dfd960345a2bcdae49cd034f6e579a2287

Andreas Hasenack (community): Approve on 2019-06-21

Canonical Server: Pending requested 2019-06-17

git-ubuntu developers: Pending requested 2019-06-17

Kellen Renshaw (krenshaw) on 2017-10-30

tags:

added: sts

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Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack) wrote on 2017-10-30:

Do you have any idea how the config file ended up missing that configuration key? Just trying to gauge how frequent this is (hint: it's the fist time I saw this)

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Kellen Renshaw (krenshaw) wrote on 2017-10-30:

Hello Andreas,

Currently, I suspect that it was removed (on purpose or not) manually. My default client.conf contains it. I will attempt to get more information on how/why that change was made.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2019-05-20:

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

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Adam Collard (adam-collard) on 2019-05-21

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Low
Changed in landscape-client:
status:	New → Triaged
importance:	Undecided → Critical
importance:	Critical → Low

Simon Poirier (simpoir) on 2019-05-21

Changed in landscape-client:
status:	Triaged → Confirmed

Simon Poirier (simpoir) on 2019-05-24

Changed in landscape-client:
assignee:	nobody → Simon Poirier (simpoir)

Simon Poirier (simpoir) on 2019-05-24

Changed in landscape-client:
status:	Confirmed → In Progress

Simon Poirier (simpoir) on 2019-06-18

description:

updated

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2019-06-21:

This bug was fixed in the package landscape-client - 18.01-0ubuntu9

---------------
landscape-client (18.01-0ubuntu9) eoan; urgency=medium

  * d/p/product-name-vminfo-1828217.patch: Add product_name to things scanned
    for vm_info (LP: #1828217)
  * d/landscape-client.postinst: Set default value if data_path is
    missing. (LP: #1728681)
  * d/p/stagger-launch-1788518.patch: Add option to stagger launch of broker
    plugins. (LP: #1788518)
  * d/landscape-client.init: Fix init script stop action (LP: #1833137)

-- Simon Poirier <email address hidden> Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:29:07 -0400

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2019-07-09: Please test proposed package

Hello Kellen, or anyone else affected,

Accepted landscape-client into disco-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/landscape-client/18.01-0ubuntu7.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-disco to verification-done-disco. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-disco. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu Disco):
status:	New → Fix Committed
tags:	added: verification-needed verification-needed-disco

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2019-07-19:

Hello Kellen, or anyone else affected,

Accepted landscape-client into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/landscape-client/18.01-0ubuntu3.4 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-bionic to verification-done-bionic. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-bionic. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu Bionic):
status:	New → Fix Committed
tags:	added: verification-needed-bionic

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Simon Poirier (simpoir) wrote on 2019-07-25:

I verified upgrading to the -proposed packages without data_path on bionic and disco.
They installed and upgraded cleanly with the new version.

tags:

added: verification-done-bionic verification-done-disco
removed: verification-needed-bionic verification-needed-disco

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2019-08-13:

Hello Kellen, or anyone else affected,

Accepted landscape-client into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/landscape-client/16.03-0ubuntu2.16.04.7 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-xenial to verification-done-xenial. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-xenial. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu Xenial):
status:	New → Fix Committed
tags:	added: verification-needed-xenial

Chris Johnston (cjohnston) on 2019-08-27

tags:

added: verification-done-xenial
removed: verification-needed-xenial

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Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100) wrote on 2019-09-09: Update Released

The verification of the Stable Release Update for landscape-client has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2019-09-09:

#10

This bug was fixed in the package landscape-client - 18.01-0ubuntu3.4

---------------
landscape-client (18.01-0ubuntu3.4) bionic; urgency=medium

-- Simon Poirier <email address hidden> Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:07:30 -0400

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu Bionic):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100) wrote on 2019-09-09:

#11

Please include some more information when changing the verification tags (for xenial here). What versions have been used for the verification? Was the test case followed correctly?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2019-09-09:

#12

This bug was fixed in the package landscape-client - 18.01-0ubuntu7.1

---------------
landscape-client (18.01-0ubuntu7.1) disco; urgency=medium

-- Simon Poirier <email address hidden> Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:07:30 -0400

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu Disco):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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Robie Basak (racb) wrote on 2019-09-25:

#13

Marking Incomplete pending an answer to Łukasz's comment 11.

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu Xenial):
status:	Fix Committed → Incomplete

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Simon Poirier (simpoir) wrote on 2019-11-12:

#14

I've just verified this on xenial, with the package from xenial-proposed 16.03-0ubuntu2.16.04.7

I followed the above test case without any issue.

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu Xenial):
status:	Incomplete → Fix Committed
tags:	added: verification-done removed: verification-needed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2019-11-13:

#15

This bug was fixed in the package landscape-client - 16.03-0ubuntu2.16.04.7

---------------
landscape-client (16.03-0ubuntu2.16.04.7) xenial; urgency=medium

-- Simon Poirier <email address hidden> Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:18:32 -0400

Changed in landscape-client (Ubuntu Xenial):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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