I have confirmed that "hostname" in the mail sent by apticron matches
the output of "hostname -A", and not that of "hostname -f". ("hostname
-f" produces the name it used to use, and that I wish it still used.)
-A seems just wrong here, since it completely ignores the host
configuration and uses o
Still true for Ubuntu 12.04.1. Especially misleading since
/etc/apticron/apticron.conf states:
#
# Set SYSTEM if you would like apticron to use something other than the output
# of "hostname -f" for the system name in the mails it generates
#
# SYSTEM="foobar.example.com"
It seems to use "hostnam
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: apticron (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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